June 14, 2011
Trial for private prison escapee to begin this week
The trial for John McCluskey, one of three men who escaped from a (privately-operated) state prison near Kingman last summer, is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday.
McCluskey and Casslyn Welch, who allegedly helped the men flee the medium-security private prison, spent three weeks on the run, becoming two of America's most wanted fugitives.
Authorities say the two along with Tracy Province went on a crime spree that included the hijacking of two truck drivers in Arizona and the murder of a couple in New Mexico...
LINK - KPHO.com