Law Enforcement Recaptures Escaped Murderer

WAAY 31's Shosh Bedrosian worked all week to understand the system and how a killer was able to escape.

Able to escape.

This is the house where daniel miner killed a man back in 1993.

Miner, a convicted killer, was not considered a violent offender according to the alabama department of corrections and staying in a low security work release center at the time of his escape.

But when the us marshals office found him, he threatened agents, talked about explosives and forced a stand-off that lasted for hours.

Mike swafford, morg co sheriff's office "last night was a very volatile scene..."

It was a scene that required several agencies.

The morgan county sheriff's office told me daniel miner was threatening law enforcement and showing signs of destructive behavior.

Mike swafford, morg co sheriff's office "he indicated that he was not gonna come out peacefully and indicated he had a knife.

Made reference to an explosive device" it's unclear how this man escaped prison.

With lack of information by the department of corrections on his escape, it is unclear how it all unfolded.

The department of corrections will only say he was at a community-based center but wasn't currently assigned any off facility job.

Mike swafford, morg co sheriff's office "in the course of his time out we understood he made threats against law enforcement" in just the last couple of months, there have been several escapes from the childersburg facility.

The childersburg work release facility is a low security facility that is meant to rehabilitate criminals before they reenter society.

Mike swafford, morg co sheriff's office "anyone who was watching was able to see it was very planned, very meticulous, and that all revolved around law enforcement safety" "we had very fwe things that are gonna keep him from taking someone's life if he chooses to do so.

That's where the planning and training goes into effect just to keep our officers safe" i have asked the department of corrections media coordinator if the commissioner would speak with me on the phone about the childersburg facility and they keep telling me he is not available at this time.

The commissioner is a public official and was appointed by governor ivey.

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