Sexy Posters Used in Daring Jailbreak

[Trossi3389]

ELIZABETH, N.J. (Dec. 17) - Two jail inmates used photos of bikini-clad women to hide holes they used to escape and left behind a thank-you note, signed with a smiley face, for a guard they claimed helped them, officials said Monday.

The jailbreak is reminiscent of one in the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" in which the main character, an inmate, uses posters of women, including of a bikini-clad Raquel Welch, to conceal an escape tunnel he had been digging.

Espinosa and Blunt used at least two improvised tools — a thick metal wire like those used to bind chain link fences to poles, and a 10-pound steel water shut-off wheel — to remove cinderblocks from the wall, Romankow said.
Jose Espinosa, 20, and Otis Blunt, 32, squeezed through the openings sometime before dawn Saturday in a high-security unit of the Union County jail, jumped onto a rooftop below, and made it over a 25-foot-high fence topped with razor wire, authorities said.

Authorities withheld the name of the officer the inmates said was involved. The note, found in Espinosa's cell, read, "Thank you Officer ... for the tools needed. You're a real pal. Happy holidays."

Authorities are investigating the claims. The guard named in the note has not yet turned in a report, and disciplinary action has not been taken against any guard, said county prosecutor Theodore J. Romankow said, whose office is overseeing the escape investigation.

Police were still searching Monday for the two men. Espinosa was awaiting sentencing for manslaughter in a drive-by shooting, and Blunt is facing robbery and other charges in the shooting of convenience store manager.

Meanwhile, authorities are reviewing security measures. They barred inmates from pinning up pictures from magazines on their cell walls.
The thick wire was used to scrape away mortar around a cinderblock in the wall between their cells, and then around a cinderblock in an exterior wall in Espinosa's cell that faced busy rail tracks, Romankow said.

The shut-off wheel was used to crush the cinderblocks so they could be hidden in the cells, Romankow said. They also laid out pillows and sheets to make it look like men were sleeping under blankets, authorities said.

Once they landed on the railroad easement outside the fence, they ran in opposite directions, Romankow said. No blood was found.

The escape preparations appear to have been done relatively quickly. Each man was in his cell for only a few weeks, Romankow said. Investigators were trying to determine when the cells were last searched. It was the first escape since the jail opened in 1986.



Police are still searching for inmates Jose Espinosa, 20, left, and Otis Blunt, 32. The two left a thank-you note for a guard they say helped them. "Thank you Officer ... for the tools needed. You're a real pal. Happy holidays."



Two inmates at the Union County Jail in New Jersey were able to scrape through the mortar holding the cinderblocks in their cell walls and escape Saturday.



The two were able to squeeze through the openings and jump onto a rooftop below. They then managed to make it over a 25-foot fence and escape.



A hole in the wall, left, of Espinosa's cell was hidden by photos of women in bikinis. Authorities say the two used a thick metal wire and a 10-pound steel water shut-off wheel to remove the cinderblocks from the wall.

[ZoomVT]

no pictures of the posters...

[Victor]

Wonder if the posters looked almost as hot as Rachel Welch`s poster in Shawshank Redemption.

[skippy]

Authorities withheld the name of the officer the inmates said was involved. The note, found in Espinosa's cell, read, "Thank you Officer ... for the tools needed. You're a real pal. Happy holidays."

That is one way to get back at the guard that has been making your life difficult behind bars.

[westcoastO]

Originally Posted by skippy

Authorities withheld the name of the officer the inmates said was involved. The note, found in Espinosa's cell, read, "Thank you Officer ... for the tools needed. You're a real pal. Happy holidays."

That is one way to get back at the guard that has been making your life difficult behind bars.

and im betting thats all they were trying to do... lol

[Back Country]

Define 'High Security'

looks like you could break through those walls in one night

[slipperypete]

lol, someone watched the shawshank redemption

[captaincapper]

Originally Posted by ZoomVT

no pictures of the posters...

I'm using one of the posters that they used as my avatar

[skippy]

Originally Posted by slipperypete

lol, someone watched the shawshank redemption

That's what happens when they show "prison escape" movies in prison.

[jaypasco]

speaking of sexy posters. fds so handsome

[guzzi]

fds smeelz good too...

[Rookie Pix]

Originally Posted by slipperypete

lol, someone watched the shawshank redemption

a classic pete, if you've never seen it you should