04-01-2011, 06:06 PM
Police are hunting for two inmates who escaped from an upstate New York jail and are considered dangerous.
Police say 35-year-old Eddie R. Palmer and 34-year-old Joseph Lee Mitchell escaped Thursday evening from the Monroe County Jail in Rochester.
It's not clear how the two men escaped from the jail. Authorities believe the two men could be headed for Georgia or Florida, ABC affiliate WHAM-TV reports.
Palmer was in jail for possession of stolen property and a probation violation, while Mitchell was in jail on federal drug charges - having played a part in the importation of 5kg of crack-cocaine to Rochester.
When police arrested Mitchell in January he was found to be in possession of a handgun. He may have re-acquired a weapon and is considered dangerous.
Because of Mitchell's alleged connection to a narcotics ring, police say he may have contacts to help hide him and Palmer - both nationally and internationally.
Police say 35-year-old Eddie R. Palmer and 34-year-old Joseph Lee Mitchell escaped Thursday evening from the Monroe County Jail in Rochester.
It's not clear how the two men escaped from the jail. Authorities believe the two men could be headed for Georgia or Florida, ABC affiliate WHAM-TV reports.
Palmer was in jail for possession of stolen property and a probation violation, while Mitchell was in jail on federal drug charges - having played a part in the importation of 5kg of crack-cocaine to Rochester.
When police arrested Mitchell in January he was found to be in possession of a handgun. He may have re-acquired a weapon and is considered dangerous.
Because of Mitchell's alleged connection to a narcotics ring, police say he may have contacts to help hide him and Palmer - both nationally and internationally.