ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The last of four defendants in an Elizabeth City prison escape attempt eight years ago was sentenced to a minimum of 93 years in prison Monday morning.

Seth Jameson Frazier, 41, pleaded guilty Monday in Pasquotank County Superior Court to four counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and four additional charges.

The escape attempt at Pasquotank Correctional Institute took place on Oct. 12, 2017. According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, the escape attempt began in the prison sewing plant. Four offenders armed with hammers and scissors left the four victims dead and others seriously injured before they were stopped at t

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