08-10-2010, 08:24 AM
JAKE’S CORNER, Ariz. – U.S. Marshals have arrested the mother of John McCluskey, who escaped from an Arizona prison last week.
McCluskey escaped from the Arizona State Prison near Kingman on July 30, along with Tracy Province and Daniel Renwick. Renwick was caught days later in Colorado after a police chase and a shootout with police officers.
McCluskey's step-father, Jack Washburn, says he could only watch as U.S. Marshals led his wife away in handcuffs. Investigators hauled away evidence that they say proves 68-year-old Claudia Washburn helped her son hide from authorities.
Claudia Washburn works in the general store and lives upstairs. Her niece, Casslyn Mae Welch, lived next door in a trailer. Welch is not only McCluskey's cousin, but she is also his fiancée.
McCluskey escaped from the Arizona State Prison near Kingman on July 30, along with Tracy Province and Daniel Renwick. Renwick was caught days later in Colorado after a police chase and a shootout with police officers.
McCluskey's step-father, Jack Washburn, says he could only watch as U.S. Marshals led his wife away in handcuffs. Investigators hauled away evidence that they say proves 68-year-old Claudia Washburn helped her son hide from authorities.
Claudia Washburn works in the general store and lives upstairs. Her niece, Casslyn Mae Welch, lived next door in a trailer. Welch is not only McCluskey's cousin, but she is also his fiancée.