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| Texas Jail Officer Gets Axe, Won't Face Charges in Poisoning Case |
| By Cleburne Times Review |
| Published: 10/28/2002 |
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'According to the district attorney we couldn't file a case against the officer, Byron Hinkle, because the liquid was non-toxic,' Alford said. However, the officer was immediately fired, Alford said. According to police, on the night of Oct. 1, Hinkle, with a little more than six months on the job, gave the inmate the cherry liquid in a sports drink bottle after the inmate Michael Jones, 40, asked for something to drink. The officer reportedly popped the lid off the bottle and handed it to him. 'I took the bottle, thinking it was Gatorade and took a big ol' drink, only to find out the officer had filled the bottle was a cherry cleaner that's used within the jail,' according to Jones. Jones claims he reported the incident at 9:45 p.m. and again at 10:15 p.m. to the next officer on duty and told him he needed medical attention. Alford said Jones was taken to Huguley Memorial Medical Center in south Fort Worth about 12:45 a.m. and after an assessment was given a charcoal drink to neutralize the chemical. The next day, Jones claims he gave his statement to a sheriff's investigator and two hours later he is said to have spoken with someone from internal affairs. Jones, in jail on a forgery charge, said he anticipates filing a civil action. |
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