Convicted Murderer David Sweat Sentenced For Upstate Prison Escape

Convicted murderer David Sweat was sentenced to up to seven more years in prison on Wednesday after escaping from a maximum security prison in upstate New York last year, according to multiple reports.

David Sweat was sentenced to up to another seven years in prison on Wednesday.
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Convicted murder David Sweat as he is being taken into custody after being shot in Constable, N.Y., in a photo posted by CNN on Twitter.
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Joe Jenkins

02/03/2016 12:00 p.m.

Sweat escaped from he Clinton Correctional Facility with fellow inmate Richard Matt, who was shot and killed during the manhunt in June. The search for Sweat ended when he was shot by a State Trooper while attempting to evade authorities.

The additional prison time is on top of a life sentence that Sweat was already serving for murder.

Sweat attempted to apologize for his behavior following the escape, but Judge Patrick McGill subsequently ripped Sweat for a lifetime of "stupid decisions," NBC News reported.

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