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| Osceola County Jail Chief Resigns |
| By oscnewsgazette.com |
| Published: 04/01/2010 |
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Osceola County Jail Chief Greg Futch resigned Monday, leaving County Manager Mike Freilinger to announce disciplinary action for 28 other jail employees, 16 of whom were given notice of their termination as a consequence of the escape of inmate Michael Rigby last month. With public criticism and the negative perception surrounding the jail, especially in the last two months, Futch felt it was in the best interest of the county for him to leave, Freilinger said. “Once the Rigby incident happened, I came out pretty strong in support of the chief. Things happened since then,” Freilinger said at an afternoon press conference, taking a long pause. “There comes a point when it’s just time to make a change. I think the chief felt that; and I felt that as well.” Rigby was only the first of two jail escapes in the last two months, in addition to contraband – including a pipe, cigarette lighters and homemade alcohol – that was discovered in between jail cells earlier this month. Last summer, a maximum security inmate smuggled a gun and two cell phones into the jail and attempted an escape. Most recently, it was discovered that the jail released an inmate who gave a false name, birth date and Social Security number on a $250 bond when he should have, under his real identity, been kept much longer. Freilinger said someone failed to wait for his fingerprint check to come back before allowing the release. Read More. |
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