Escapee used off - white suit made of thermal camouflage to blend in . He then pried open two fences to escape , according to Michigan prisons report . ( CNN ) -- Motion detectors that should have spotted him were n't working properly , report said . After his escape , Michael David Elliot remained in an Indiana jail awaiting trial .
Escapee used off - white suit made of thermal camouflage to blend in . He then pried open two fences to escape , according to Michigan prisons report . Motion detectors that should have spotted him were n't working properly , report said . After his escape , Michael David Elliot remained in an Indiana jail awaiting trial .