Tyrone Williams "Ty" Conn is the only person in the last four decades to escape over the wall from the Kingston Penitentiary, one of Canada's most secure and notorious prisons. An inmate managed to escape the facility while hiding under a truck in 1962. Research has shown that Conn's escape from inside the compound was the 26th in the history of facility. More than 50 escapees were involved in those 26 incidents. Conn employed a ladder and homemade grappling hook to scale the wall and used cayenne pepper to prevent dogs from following his scent.
A bank robber, Conn had already escaped from several lower-security institutions. Conn escaped the prison on May 6, 1999. He was found in Toronto two weeks later and surrounded by police, only to commit suicide rather than being captured. Other theories believe that the stolen shotgun in his possession misfired during the standoff while he was speaking on the telephone to a Producer from the CBC.
Ty was convicted of bank robberies in the Ottawa and Toronto areas in December 1991 -- committed while on the run.
May 28, 1998, Ty was transferred to the Kingston Penitentiary, northwest of the town of Kingston, which houses some of Canada' s most dangerous criminals.
Tys very first stop was the home of his mother in Belleville about 75 kilometers west of Kingston.
Conn -- who scored 19 goals and 39 points last year garnering rookie of the year consideration -- will be a key tonight if the Sting is to beat the Riggers and advance to the championship final.
Conn, a product of the vaunted St. Catharine's, Ont., lacrosse factory, was drafted fourth overall by the defunct Vancouver Ravens in 2003 and selected by the expansion Minnesota Swarm in the 2004 Ravens' dispersal draft.
After the Sting landed him, Conn got off to a slow start with his new team, notching only six goals and five helpers in five games to close out the regular season.
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