Captured escapee David Sweat is providing new details about how he and partner Richard Matt evaded law enforcement following their escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility. Sweat told police he and Matt had several close calls while on the run. Sweat said at one point, the pair heard voices when they were hiding in a hunting cabin. He also told police that after the two split up he hid in a tree stand used by hunters and saw a law enforcement officer walk right by him. Sweat also told police that he never used power tools to escape, only a hacksaw blade to cut through steel cell block walls and steam pipes. Sweat admitted he and Matt conducted a practice run of their prison break on June 5th — the night before they escaped. He said the men poked their heads out of a manhole, but decided it was too close to nearby homes. Instead, they exited the tunnel early the next morning through a slightly more isolated manhole located just a block from the prison walls. Sweat remains in fair condition at the Albany Medical Center.
