Four Inmates Flee Jail, Return With Beer

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a...st/inmates_beer

 

Four Inmates Flee Jail, Return With Beer

 

ROGERSVILLE, Tennessee - With their cell doors accidentally left unlocked, four county jail inmates escaped only to return the same night — with beer.

 

The Hawkins County Jail inmates, who bought four cases of beer before returning to the jail, were charged Monday with escape and introduction of intoxicants into a penal institution, the Kingsport Times-News newspaper reported Tuesday.

 

"I guess they thought if they came back they wouldn't be charged with escape, but they were wrong," Sheriff Warren Rimer said.

 

Ridgy Dean Coleman, Jimmy Joe Stapleton, David Wayne Blizzard and David Allen Hopkins escaped Thursday night when their cell block doors were unlocked and a faulty control panel failed to alert jailers, Rimer said.

 

Two of the inmates walked out through a fire exit, left the door propped open with a small Bible and made a hole in the exercise yard fence. They walked to a nearby market and bought the beer.

 

The inmates did not raise alarm at the store because they were wearing street clothes borrowed from other prisoners. The crowded jail doesn't have enough orange jumpsuits for all of its inmates.

 

The sheriff pointed out that all 36 inmates on the cell block might have tried to escaped while the doors were unlocked.

 

"At least they came back," he said.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

I saw this earlier, and I dont understand why they came back.

 

Doesn't make any sense.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

they're crooks. they're not smart.

[Highland 0]

I'd fire the guards that were supposed to makes sure the doors are locked and hire these guys in their place.

They're stupid, but at least they're honest.

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

The important question is this:

 

What happened to the beer?

[Guest Mindless_Aggression]

Where'd they get money to buy the beer is my question.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

Why buy beer when most jails have an excellent vintage of toilet wine?

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Because sometimes you just need a beer. And maybe it washes out the taste of prison love from your mouth.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

they're crooks. they're not smart.

You would have to be pretty stupid to be locked up in jail, manage to escape and come back.

[muzz 0]

they're crooks. they're not smart.

You would have to be pretty stupid to be locked up in jail, manage to escape and come back.

I wouldn't like their chances if they had tried to.

[Guest Nanks]

Perhaps not. It sounds like it's probably a minimum security prison so chances are they don't have massive terms to serve and didn't want to be fugitives and extend their sentences or get transferred to higher level security facilities.

 

Excellent question about where they got cash from though. That I don't understand.

[elite 0]

Aside from the hole in the fence, they more went for a leisurely stroll than escaped. Anyone who tacks on additional time to their sentences has no sense of humor. Nice touch with the Bible, I say.

[Ted the Poster 0]

Did anybody else get the mental image of a Benny Hill or Kids in the Hall sketch?

 

Tennessee+UNLOCKED CELL+each inmate has a "Jim Bob" type name+beer= teh stoopid.

[TheBigSwigg 0]

Wow. One of those guys is a friend of my uncles from High School. Makes me proud.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5469808/?GT1=4244

 

A brew too far

Four Tennessee inmates go on beer run, charged with escape

 

ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. - The party’s over for four inmates accused of going on a beer run after the jail’s doors were accidentally left unlocked.

 

The men were charged Monday with escape and bringing alcohol into a jail.

 

The breakout occurred Thursday night after cellblock doors at the Hawkins County Jail were left unlocked and a faulty control panel failed to alert jailers, Sheriff Warren Rimer said.

 

Two of the inmates walked out through a fire exit, leaving the door propped open with a Bible, and made a hole in the exercise yard fence. They walked to a market, bought some beer and returned to the jail to share it with other prisoners. When the booze ran out, the other two inmates made another beer run to a different store.

 

Authorities believe the inmates bought more than two cases of beer in all.

 

“I guess they thought if they came back they wouldn’t be charged with escape,” Rimer said, “but they were wrong.”

 

The store visits did not raise alarm because the inmates were wearing street clothes borrowed from other prisoners. The crowded jail does not have enough orange jumpsuits to go around.

 

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[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

They copied their jail design from Support Your Local Sheriff, apparently.

[Guest tangerine]

So, The inept guards let them leave twice before they finally figured it out?

 

Why didn't they stop and grab some real food instead of a case of beer.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

Because you just have to have alcohol. But, like others have said I don't think they should get into any trouble for this. If anything it's the dumbass guards that were on duty they should be going to jail for this shit.

[Guest combat_rock]

These guys should have a national holiday named after them. Forget bros before hos, this was a case of bros before freedom... So inspiring...

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Bah, they shouldn't be charged. The only thing that was hurt in all this was the cops that forgot to lock the door.

 

If the inmates tried to escape farther than the local 7-11 they probably would have been caught anyway, brought back and given a longer prison sentence...