On August 25, 2009, the investigation into the escape continued utilizing State Police Uniform and Bureau of Criminal Investigation personnel, State Police Aviation, Special Operations Response Team, Department of Corrections personnel, including their Inspector General’s Office, Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Forest Rangers, New York State Environmental Conservation Officers and United States Border Patrol. Numerous checkpoints and roving patrols were established throughout the area to contain the escapee.

On August 25, 2009, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Byron W. Wing, an off-duty Corrections Officer assigned to Clinton Correction Facility, was traveling westbound on State Route 374 near Chazy Lake Road. Corrections Officer Wing had just passed through a State Police checkpoint when he observed Adkins, who he recognized, enter the woods on the north side of the roadway. He immediately notified State Police personnel who entered the wooded area. Additional personnel from State Police and assisting agencies responded to the area and established a tight perimeter. During the search of the wooded area, Sergeant Fred R. Atkinson, Station Commander at SP Plattsburgh, observed the suspect and ordered him to stop. Adkins refused to comply with Sergeant Atkinson’s repeated orders to stop, and show his hands. Adkins attempted to flee further into the woods and was shot by Sergeant Atkinson, who was using a twelve gauge shotgun, and was quickly apprehended. Adkins was transported to Champlain Valley Physicians’ Hospital Medical Center in Plattsburgh by Lyon Mountain Rescue Squad where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his right arm. Adkins was discharged from the hospital and remanded back into the custody of New York State Department of Correctional Services.

The incident remains under investigation and is being reviewed by Clinton County District Attorney Andrew J. Wylie. It is anticipated Adkins will be charged with Escape 1^st degree at a future date.