Captured Inmate Says Prison Break Was ‘Relatively Simple’

When asked if he had any regrets or would do anything differently, Elliot told the Free Press: “In a way, I wish I wouldn’t have did it.”

Two employees at the prison have been suspended — one is an officer and the other is a shift commander. Marlan declined to provide their names or any other details but said the suspensions are related to the investigation at the Ionia Correctional Facility.

Corrections officials expect wrap up their internal investigation into the escape next week. Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette meanwhile announced a separate, independent review of what happened.

Snyder said in a statement Friday that he has full confidence in MDOC Director Dan Heyns’ internal investigation, but that a separate review can only help prevent future escapes.

“This additional step will … ensure we have the most thorough and comprehensive information possible,” Snyder said.

Schuette will issue a report about his office’s findings. No timeframe was provided.

“We will conduct an aggressive investigation, without fear or favor. … This will be an exhaustive investigation,” Schuette said in a statement.

Elliot has refused to waive extradition and is being held in Indiana on a $1 million bond. He’s charged with auto theft in Indiana, as well as carjacking, kidnapping and escape in Michigan.

Elliot was serving life in prison without parole for fatally shooting four people and burning down their Gladwin County house in 1993 when he was 20-years-old. He and his accomplices were trying to steal money from a drug dealer at the time, police said.

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