April 5, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
An Elk City man was charged March 26 after allegedly helping a prisoner escape from the Lexington Correctional Center in early March.
29-year-old Dillon Hill was charged in Cleveland County District Court after he allegedly drove Lexington inmate Matthew Perry from the facility.
Perry was taken into custody without incident on the evening of March 12 in Sayre by the Beckham County Sheriff’s Office, Sayre Police Department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and agents of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office of Inspector General.
According to a court affidavit, an Oklahoma Department of Corrections agent reported that Perry, who was an active member of the Irish Mob Gang, was indicted March 2 along with other gang members, and Hill assisted in his escape March 7. A Cleveland County District Judge issued a bench warrant with a $50,000 bond March 12 to the DOC after reviewing probable cause.
According to the affidavit, Hill was identified based on evidence collection, eyewitness testimony and DOC custody records. According to DOC records, Hill also is a member of the Irish Mob Gang. Lexington facility footage shows Hill stopping a car at about 6:11 a.m. March 7 on the edge of the property, picking up a passenger, then leaving the facility. Other witnesses testified that they saw Perry leave the facility and walk in the same direction where the vehicle was stopped.
Hill is currently in custody at the Cleveland County jail with a $30,000 bond, awaiting his preliminary hearing conference scheduled for April 27.
The Oklahoma State Courts Network shows that Hill has applied for representation from the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System.
According to an enhancements page, Hill was previously convicted of or pled guilty to unlawful possession of controlled dangerous substance and second-degree burglary in Beckham County in 2015.
According to DOC records, Hill previously served three terms with the DOC, and was previously processed into and out of DOC custody six times.
