Chapter 812 Prison Escape (2)
A guard on the watchtower noticed something was wrong and shouted a warning to Maldonado who was trying to leave the crowd, followed by two gunshots, and he was on the same watchtower. Another guard at the tower shot him down.
"Is this the guard who helped Maldonado escape?" Jack asked, pointing to the guard who fired.
The female warden nodded with an extremely ugly face, "Yes, Charlie Simic, he has been working here for 4 years and has no disciplinary record."
"What about the family situation? "Does he have any relatives here?" Jubal asked.
"He is married. As far as I know, Simic and his wife live a happy life and have a good relationship with their colleagues. I don't understand why." The female warden sounded a little confused.
"Maybe it's just an appearance." Jack lowered his head and thought for a moment, then looked at Jubal, "Inform the state police to send someone to his house first, and then let Aubrey and Jiejie run away, even if his wife ran away. , maybe we can also find some clues in his house."
Jubal nodded, took out his mobile phone and started sending a message. Jack continued to turn to look at the resolute female warden, "Simic can usually be contacted. Maldonado?"
The latter denied decisively, "Purely from the perspective of distribution of responsibilities, there should not be any direct contact between them. As I just said, since Maldonado After being transferred here, he was held in separate custody, with a special group of prison guards in charge of him.
And Simic has been assigned to the watchtower on the east side, which is where the incident happened today."
"Where is that group of prison guards now?" Jack continued to ask.
"The two people on duty have been detained separately and are being interrogated." The female warden answered calmly.
It is indeed a federal-level prison. At least on the surface, Jack did not find any problems. From the usual management of prisoners to the standard procedures for responding to accidents, it was very standardized.
Of course, the prison authorities, including the female warden, must bear unshirkable responsibility for the emergence of moles, but that will be investigated by the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons) afterwards. The BOP and The FBI is also under the Department of Justice, so there is no need for Jack and the others to act on their behalf.
The question is, if it is true, as the female warden said, that Maldonado was usually kept under separate and strict supervision, then how did he bribe Charlie Simic?
If someone planned this robbery outside the prison, how did the other party find Charlie Simic? A prison guard with a happy family and a law-abiding family is not likely to be a priority.
Jack did not believe that all the other guards in this prison were impeccable, so the other party had no choice but to choose Simic, an ordinary prison guard who did not even have contact with Maldonado.
"Wait a minute, you said there are two people on duty, which means there is another group of people on duty with them?" Jack's eyes lit up.
The female warden was a little uneasy when asked, "There are also two groups of people, a total of three groups of 6 people, who take turns guarding the solitary detention area where Maldonado is located."
It is better than before. The private prison (Chapter 277) that caused riots due to chaotic management was much stronger. Jack ordered without thinking, "Recall all those two groups and interrogate them individually, starting with their usual relationship with Simic. ”
The female warden looked at Jubal subconsciously.
"Do as Agent Tavole asks. His orders are my orders." Just like the BAU team, Jubal is equivalent to Hotchner's role, and Rossi usually has to listen to it. Hotchner's arrangements, but when urgent matters arise, both of them give the same orders.
The female warden picked up the walkie-talkie and walked aside, making arrangements in a low voice. Jack and Jubal continued to watch the surveillance.
The helicopter landed in the release area. Maldonado, wearing an orange prison uniform, bent over and ran towards the helicopter. Simic, who had just killed a colleague, also quickly ran down the watchtower and jumped from two lanes. The isolation passage between the barbed wires walked towards him.
After Simic ran for a while, he opened a section of barbed wire that had obviously been cut in advance, got into the ventilation area and followed closely behind Maldonado.
At this time, a state police car came for reinforcements with its siren blaring. Simic immediately took off the M16 he was carrying and fired at the police car to prevent the state police from approaching.
The two state police officers in the car were beaten so hard that they did not dare to stand up. It was not until they boarded the helicopter that they climbed out of the car and, together with the other prison guards, faced each other again. Helicopters shot up from the ground and opened fire.
The helicopter's fuselage was hit so hard that sparks popped out, but it still quickly increased its altitude and flew away.
"Pause, go back, yes, right here, zoom in on this picture." Jack poked his finger on the screen. As Alice operated, the scene of the helicopter leaving became a close-up. Jubal squinted his eyes and carefully distinguished it for a long time, then pointed to the engine position and asked uncertainly.
"The helicopter engine seems to have been hit."
The surveillance camera equipped with a wide-angle lens on the watchtower has much higher pixels than other locations, but because it faces the ventilation area from top to bottom, the angle is limited , and there was no picture of the helicopter flying away.
But even so, before the helicopter flew away from the camera, the surveillance screen still captured a faint wisp of black smoke.
Jack had a smile on his face, "I just checked. The Double Star helicopter is a twin-engine helicopter. Although one engine is damaged, it is not fatal, but it will definitely not be able to fly far. It seems that luck is on our side this time." Side.”
No need to explain too much, Jubal already understood, “I will notify the state police and ask them to send the helicopter back to search again near the prison. The previous estimated search distance may be wrong.”
"Let them send out the drones, set up a search point every two miles in a fan shape in the eastern forest, and then use this search point as the center to search in all directions."
Jack hesitated. I still gave a small suggestion. In fact, this kind of work can only rely on the state police to coordinate the cooperation of various departments. The FBI can provide some suggestions, but whether they will listen to it or not is another matter.
The search work that requires hundreds of people is actually a very detailed and professional technical activity. It involves a very high level of organization and coordination. Professionals must be dispatched for command. It is not like in movies and TV series. Get a walkie-talkie and say a few words and that's it.
Anyway, if Jack is asked to organize the organization, he will definitely not be able to handle it. His level is limited to leading a six-person action team, and he has to lead the way by himself. If he wants to go further, he must go to the military academy for further study.
The rest of the surveillance videos still need to be sorted out by Alice. Jack proposed to go outside with the female warden to take a look, so the three of them walked and chatted.
"I have called all the prison guards back to assist in the investigation." It can be seen that the female warden is quite worried.
Jack and Jubal looked at each other and smiled helplessly. They couldn't help with the matter of holding people accountable afterwards, but if this person could cooperate fully from beginning to end, they wouldn't mind. Try to maintain a "neutral" stance in subsequent reports.
"Has the cause of the explosion in the boiler room been found out? C4 or something like that?" Jack asked a casual question, which once again made the female warden frown.
"It looks like someone placed explosives on the gas pipe in the boiler room." The female warden's face turned pale, as if her heart could not bear it.
Jack quickly changed the topic, otherwise he would be really worried that this man would die suddenly on the spot, "Tell me about Maldonado's usual schedule."
The female warden took out a small pill bottle from her pocket and swallowed two pills. Her brows relaxed a little, "Sorry, today's incident really made it difficult for me to control my blood pressure."
"Well, let me think about it." She continued, covering her forehead. "He has one hour of solitary time every day. He is not allowed to have contact with other prisoners. There is an old-fashioned TV set in the cell. Otherwise, he is not allowed to touch computers and other inmates. Any electronic products.
No one is allowed to visit except the priest."
"How often?" Jubal asked quickly.
"Once a week, Father Ashton just came here this morning and gave him Holy Communion." The female warden paused and then explained, "This is an agreement between the DEA and Maldonado. conditions, they said the guy was a devout Catholic.”
"Yes, that's what is written in the DEA information." Jack sighed, "Is Father Ashton specifically in charge of this prison?"
"Yes, but he doesn't live here. , his church is in Turbeville." The female warden answered all questions and was completely at ease.
Before Jack could speak, Jubal took out his cell phone again, "Let Hannah and Clay go there, and I'll notify the family to investigate his background information."
(End of Chapter )