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Border. spotted walking along a rural road by sergeant jay cook who shot the convicted cop killer after he started running. >> he was just about at the tree line. if he would have got in that tree line, they probably wouldn't have got him. >> reporter: the takedown happening just 48 hours after matt was shot and killed by officers. >> this is the camper where matt was hiding. >> sweat claiming the two decided to separate just days earlier. >> sweat felt that matt was slowing him down, as a matter of fact. >> did you help richard matt and richard sweat escape prison? >> one of the prison worker...

Abc's linsey janice has more. >> reporter: ambulances rushing convicted cop killer david sweat to the hospital and word he's now talking to investigators. allegedly confessing he and richard matt planned to run away with former prison worker joyce mitchell. >> they would kill mitchell's husband and get in the car and drive to mexico on the theory that mitchell was in love with one or both of them. >> but when mitchell didn't show up, the fugitives headed toward canada. seen on this surveillance camera in the woods just last week, matt carrying a shotgun. but five days ago, the men separated. >...

Just three miles from the border. the governor says he had a bag with maps tools, bug repellent, and pop-tarts. cuomo says the pair split last week. >> sweat felt that matt was slowing him down as a matter of fact. >> with joyce mitchell accused of smuggling tools into the prison to aid matt and sweat in their escape corrections officer gene palmer was back in court monday after pleading not guilty to charges including promoting prison contraband and tampering with evidence. the d.a. says sweat is only implicated joyce mitchell. >> he told investigators it was just mitchell, he and matt. >> ly...

From matt about five days ago. sweat felt that matt was slowing him down as a matter of fact. >> meanwhile, prison guard gene palmer appeared in court monday. he said to have transferred escape tools to the prisoners inside ground beef. he's pled not guilty to tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. according to the clinton county da sweat told investigator ares the only employee involved in the escape was mitchell. she too has pleaded not guilty. now to south carolina where a survey of state legislators is revealing there's enough to remove the confederate flag from state ...