A man escaped maximum-security prison in South Carolina thanks to a drone

Amazon isn't the only one experimenting with drone delivery. 

A man in South Carolina escaped from a maximum-security prison after wire cutters were delivered to him — apparently by drone, according to officials. 

Jimmy Causey, who was convicted for kidnapping in 2004, used a smuggled cell phone to arrange delivery of wire cutters via drone, the Associated Press reported. Then, he cut through four fences and left a dummy in his bed to trick guards. 

Prison security expert Kevin Tamez told the AP that heavy wire cutters would require a drone to land to complete the delivery successfully.  Read more...