1. Sweat was shot by a trooper near Constable, New York. He reportedly was walking on the side of the road Sunday near Constable, just north of Malone, where fellow escapee Richard Matt was fatally shot Friday. Sweat was spotted by a state police officer who recognized him. The fugitive made off toward a tree line when Sgt. Jay Cook fired at him, hitting him twice, according to the Associated Press.
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According to the AP, two prison workers, Joyce Mitchell and Gene Palmer, have been charged with helping Matt and Sweat escape. Palmer reportedly gave the prisoners frozen meat in which Mitchell had hidden power tools. Mitchell has pleaded not guilty several charges, including felony promoting prison contraband. Palmer also plans to plead not guilty, his attorney said.
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4. The fugitives possibly used black pepper to hide their scent. Authorities found pepper shakers with Sweat's DNA at a camp where the men likely stayed, the AP reports.
5. Sweat will be charged with escape, burglary and other counts. When he escaped, he was serving a life sentence without parole for killing a sheriff's deputy in 2002. Matt was serving 25 years to life for the 1997 kidnapping, dismembering and killing of his former boss.
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