North Carolina prison worker charged with helping inmate escape

On Sunday, a North Carolina prison worker was charged with helping a convicted murderer escape from the Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Polkton, North Carolina.

Authorities believe that on Saturday, Kristopher McNeil, 29, climbed over a fence at the minimum-security unit of the prison, 45 miles east of Charlotte, The Associated Press reports. McNeil was serving a sentence for second-degree murder, and was scheduled for release in 2018.

Kendra Lynette Miller, 33, faces multiple charges in connection with the escape, including harboring a fugitive and aiding and abetting a fugitive. She also stands accused of having sex with an inmate and providing a cellphone. Miller started working at the prison in December, and it's believed that McNeil worked in the kitchen with her, state prisons spokeswoman Pamela Walker said.

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