Escaped NY Prisoners Planned to Kill Prison Worker's Husband:  The two convicted murderers who escaped from a New York maximum security prison over a week ago were allegedly planning on killing the husband of the prison worker accused of helping them escape.  Fox News reports that 51-year-old Joyce Mitchell had planned on picking up David Sweat and Richard Matt in her vehicle to drive them to her home, but instead checked herself into a hospital after getting cold feet.  Mitchell reportedly befriended the inmates and smuggled in contraband and power tools for them.

Realignment Causes Violence, Smuggling in SLO Jails:  The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office continues to face challenges of violence and smuggling at the County Jail due to a changing inmate population that shifted after prison realignment, also known as AB 109, was passed in 2011.  Matt Fountain of the San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that an increased presence of dangerous AB 109 inmates has caused an uptick in assaults, violence and gang politics, and their proficiency in drug smuggling has caused a surge of contraband in the jail.  At any given time, 30 to 35 percent of jail inmates in the San Luis Obispo County Jail are AB 109 inmates.

Border Violence Spikes Due to Drug Cartel Infighting:  The bloody rivalry between Sinaloa cartel cells known as Los Memos and Los Salazar have caused violence and danger to surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, evident in a slew of gun battles that have occurred over the last few months.  Perla Tevizo of the Arizona Daily Star reports that the Sinaloa cartel has decentralized over the years, resulting in "sporadic, violent power struggles between plaza bosses in Northern Sonora" as the cells attempt to take control of drug smuggling areas.  The western corridor of the Border Patrol's Tucson sector has been the busiest drug smuggling route for years and the site of increasing violence.

Missouri Seeks Death Penalty for Illinois Murderer:  Prosecutors in Missouri are seeking the death penalty for a man serving multiple life sentences for six slayings in Illinois and is now accused of murdering an Arkansas couple.  The AP reports that 35-year-old Nicholas Sheley attacked Tim and Jill Estes as they left a graduation party at a hotel in Festus, Missouri in 2008, abducting and murdering them.  Sheley is currently serving six life sentences in Illinois for a string of slayings that began in his hometown.  He was extradited to Missouri in February.  An arraignment is scheduled in July.

Judge Reduces Bonds for 'Waco 17,' Seizes Guns from President:  Of the 170 bikers arrested after the Twin Peaks shoot-out in Waco, Texas last month, 120 of them are out of jail on reduced bonds, and the chapter president of one of the clubs is about to join them.  Lana Shadwick of Breitbart reports that Judge Ralph Strother reduced the bond of the Cossacks Motorcycle Club Waco chapter president John Wilson, but has ordered him to turn over all of the guns in his home, which total at around 30.  Other conditions of Wilson's release include wearing an ankle monitor and avoiding other members of the club.

Man Linked to Dallas Police HQ Shooting was Mentally Unstable:  The man who sprayed the front of the Dallas Police Headquarters with bullets before leading police on a car chase just after midnight on Saturday was mentally unstable, according to his family members.  The AP reports that James Boulware, who was fatally shot by police during the incident, was delusional and showed signs of violence in the past, including choking his mother in 2013.  Boulware's family says they tried to get him help, but he was declared sane.  No one else was harmed in the weekend shooting.  Fourteen officers who were involved are on standard administrative leave pending investigation.