An inmate jumped to his death at the Rowan County Detention Center. Officials say Richard Cooley pleaded guilty to several charges including driving while impaired and possession of a firearm by a felon on Friday. He was being held at the Rowan County Detention Center until the State Department of Corrections could pick him up [...]
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Search ongoing for escaped inmate from federal facility in Edgefield Co.
The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed an inmate has escaped from the federal prison. The Federal Correctional Institution is 25 miles north of Augusta and is a medium security facility for male offenders. The facility also has an adjacent camp that houses minimum security male offenders. Shane McCoy of the U.S. Marshals Service says [...]
Police: Woman helps Rush County inmate escape from jail
Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Rush County Jail on Saturday. Police said Inmate Tony Shreve was working outside the jail on Saturday when a woman was spotted driving toward Shreve. Witnesses said Shreve jumped in the front passenger side of the car before it sped away. Police have identified the [...]
Lee inmate’s widow settles with sheriff’s office, jail health care provider for $4 million
The widow of a Lee County jail inmate, who died in 2009 after being repeatedly pepper-sprayed while in custody, reached a $4 million settlement agreement, her attorney confirmed today. Joyce Christie, who lives in Ohio, settled out of court last week with Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott, Prison Health Services Inc. and individual deputies and [...]
Detective stabbed by inmate returns home
Miami-Dade Detective Jaime Pardinas, who was stabbed by a prisoner in Texas, is back in his hometown of South Florida. Pardinas arrived at Opa-Locka Executive Airport on a private jet, Tuesday morning. He was greeted by family, friends and more than two dozen co-workers, as he stepped off the plane. “I was shocked and these [...]
Georgia inmate granted last-minute stays of execution
Twice-convicted killer Warren Lee Hill was granted final-hour stays of execution on Tuesday, his attorney said. The stays came from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals. “I think we were within about a half hour of the execution,” said Brian Kammer, an attorney for Hill, whose supporters say [...]
Inmate Indicted For Punching Corrections Officer In Dawson County
A Texas prison inmate has been indicted, after he allegedly punched a corrections officer in Dawson County multiple times. Darvin McClought was indicted on a charge of assault on a public servant in the 106th Judicial District Court in January. According to The Lamesa Press-Reporter, McClought, 34, punched a corrections officer with the Texas Department of [...]
Monroe County Sheriff’s Report: Inmate facing synthetic marijuana charges
An inmate in the Monroe County Jail, Daniel R. Thompson, 19, Tomah, is facing additional charges after two incidents Feb. 5. Thompson is accused of damaging the lights in his cell in the Monroe County Jail at about 12:45 p.m. Feb. 5. According to jail staff, Thompson admitted that he pulled the cover off of [...]
Federal inmate admits to carrying knife in prison
An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a weapon, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Federal inmate Bryan Kent, 43, had a homemade knife, also known as a ‘shank’ on him in September 2012, authorities said. Kent admitted to having the knife on him [...]
Deputies Searching For Inmate Accidentally Freed From Fresno Jail
The Fresno County Jail on Saturday mistakenly released an inmate who had been arrested on seven felony charges. Fresno County sheriff’s deputies are looking for 23-year-old Freddy Santillanes had been in jail for seven felony counts involving guns. Deputies are now trying to track down him down and re-arrest him. An internal investigation has been [...]
Martin inmate facing new charges after jail attack
A Stuart man being held at theMartin County Jail on misdemeanor charges has been accused of hitting another inmate who stepped in front of him to throw away some orange peels, according to an arrest affidavit. Robert Reed Norwood, 25, who lives in the 3200 block of Southeast Clayton Street, was charged Saturday with battery on [...]
Group honors slain corrections officer
Five officers from Southern Colorado — including slain officer Sgt. Mary Ricard, who was killed last fall at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway — received the Medal of Valor at the annual conference of the Corrections USA held here last week. The four other officers recognized for their bravery in connection with the [...]
