Manhunt launched for inmate 'with ties to the Russian mob' who escaped floating ...

Manhunt launched for inmate 'with ties to the Russian mob' who escaped floating ...
Manhunt launched for inmate 'with ties to the Russian mob' who escaped floating ...
Manhunt is launched for inmate 'with ties to the Russian mob' who escaped floating NYC prison barge through his cell window David Mordukhaev, 30, escaped in the middle of the night from the prison ship Officials called twice overnight to ask guards to check that he was still present Guards confirmed in a 1am call that he was still there but by 4.30am he was gone  Mordukhaev, at 5ft 8in and 220 pounds, escaped through his cell window  The Vernon C. Bain Correctional Facility sits in the south Bronx with 870 inmates Mordukhaev was sentenced in December 2013 to 65 months in prison for his role in a plot to rob a New Jersey pharmacy and then sell the stolen narcotics for cash

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David Mordukhaev, 30, escaped in the middle of the night from the prison ship

David Mordukhaev, 30, escaped in the middle of the night from the prison ship

An inmate thought to have ties with the Russian mob has managed to escape from a floating jail in New York.

David Mordukhaev's prison break early Saturday morning came just hours after suspicious federal investigators had called the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Facility to check on him at around 1am. 

At the time, officials were informed that Mordukhaev, 30, was indeed still inside his cell.

When a second call was placed at 4.30am, Mordukhaev was nowhere to be found. Only his prison clothes remained.

The timeline of his escape remains murky as it is not 100 percent certain if guards physically checked his cell when the first request was made.   

Mordukhaev, who is 5'8" and weighs 220 pounds, is believed to have escaped from the prison barge docked in The Bronx through his cell window. 

Investigators said he may

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