ATTEMPTED PRISON BREAK Convicted Murderers Being Questioned After Attempted Prison Break At Mount Olive
Reported by: Teresa Higginbotham
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Also Contributing: Associated Press
Reported: Jul. 18, 2012 12:33 PM EDT
Updated: Jul. 18, 2012 3:17 PM EDT
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Fayette County
, West Virginia
Three convicted murderers are in segregation at Mount Olive Correctional Complex after trying to escape from the West Virginia prison.
The West Virginia Division of Corrections says Keith Lowe, Stephen Wilson, and Daniel Smith tried to escape the facility late Tuesday night.
We're told that guards noticed the three were not in their housing unit, but they were found less than 15 minutes later.
Officials say the trio had a plan to breach the complex's security and escape the facility, but they were never able to leave the central grounds of the prison.
West Virginia State Police are conducting interviews with all three of the men. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for more on this developing story.
We're learning more about a developing story out of Fayette County. There has been an attempted prison break at the Mount Olive Correctional Facility.
Very few details are being released, but we do know that it happened around 12am Wednesday.
Authorities tell us three prisoners tried to escape, but were captured. Stay tuned to Eyewitness News for more on this developing story.
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Teresa Higginbotham
