From: Newsweek
Mafia Soldier Tried to Escape From Prison With Priest, Hacksaw and Bedsheets, Authorities Say
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An accused mobster tried to escape from federal prison with a plan that included a priest, a saw blade and tied-together sheets and blankets, authorities said Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Londonio – who federal prosecutors call a soldier for the Luchese crime family – has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since February on murder and racketeering charges. Londonio and another prisoner came up with the plan in June, with the 43-year-old using dental floss to tamper with a window in the prison.
Londonio planned to ask a priest to smuggle a saw blade into the facility and secretly stockpiled a large number of sheets and blankets so he could use them as a rope when he escaped, Manhattan prosecutors said in a press release. The plan was foiled when another prisoner snitched on Londonio.
