Woman sentenced for helping 2 men escape jail
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 19, 2012
Tags: Escape, Monroe County Jail
A Rochester woman has been sentenced to five years’ probation for helping two men escape from the Monroe County Jail by slipping them saw blades hidden in a bible. WHEC-TV reports that Lakesia Binion was sentenced Tuesday. She admitted last year that she hid the saw blades, a cell phone and a phone charger in [...]
Inmate caught after escaping
By The Associated Press
POSTED: December 2, 2011
Tags: correctional facility, Escape, Inmate
Authorities say they’ve captured an inmate who escaped from a state-run correctional facility in Rochester. Troopers say Rastafari Brown was being held at the minimum-security site when he kicked out the front door around 9:40 p.m. Thursday and fled on foot. Troopers and Rochester police launched a search and captured Brown less than two hours [...]
3 saw blades found near scene of jail escape
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 6, 2011
Tags: Escape, inmates, jail break, Monroe County Jail, saw blades
Authorities are trying to determine if three saw blades found on a Rochester street were used by two inmates who escaped from the Monroe County Jail last week. Sheriff’s department officials …
Search widens for pair who escaped from Monroe County jail
By The Associated Press
POSTED: April 1, 2011
Tags: Escape, inmates, Jailbreak, Monroe County Jail
Investigators say two inmates cut through a metal bar in their cell window and escaped from a county jail in Rochester, triggering a nationwide hunt. The pair, being held on felony charges, smashed the window …
Escape: People v. Colon 
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 23, 2011
Tags: Appellate Division, Escape, Fourth Department, Parole Officer Arrest
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Escape Parole Officer Arrest People v. Colon KA 09-01788 Appeal from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The defendant was taken into custody while on parole by his parole officer. No warrant had been issued. Later that day while in shackles, the defendant escaped from the parole office. The defendant was charged [...]
Escape: People v. Swan
By Daily Record Staff
POSTED: February 14, 2011
Tags: Appellate Division, Escape, Fourth Department, Stipulated Facts
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Escape Stipulated Facts People v. Swan KA 09-02349 Appealed from Cayuga County Court Background: The defendant had been pleaded guilty to escape in the second degree and had appealed the conviction. When the court of appeals granted the defendant’s motion for leave to appeal, the prosecution, in an unusual move, consented [...]
