The search for two convicted killers in New York has shifted after possible sightings in the southern part of the state 350 miles from the prison where the men escaped two weeks ago. New York State Police spokesman Beau Duffy said officers were investigating a possible sighting of the prisoners in Allegany County near the Pennsylvania border. A person spotted two men on Saturday near a railroad line that runs along Route 20 in the town of Friendship, state police said, and police concentrated the search in the area along the route and Interstate 86. Meanwhile an officer at the Clinton Correctional Facility has been placed on leave for potentially having played a role in the June 6 escape of David Sweat and Richard Matt.Richard Matt and David Sweat escaped Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, two weeks agoCredible witness has reported seeing two men near a railroad line 360 miles south west of the prison on SaturdayPolice are now concentrating their search in the area around Friendship, Allegany County, NYAn officer at the Clinton Correctional Facility has been placed on leave for potentially having played a role in the June 6 escape
Authorities said Friday that two men fitting the description of Sweat and Matt had been seen a week ago in Steuben County, east of _.