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| Inmate accused of faking release documents |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 10/25/2004 |
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An inmate accused of trying to use fake court documents to get out of the Monroe County (Ind.) Jail faces new felony charges of attempted escape and forgery. Investigators say Jared J. Bailey, 20, forged the signature of Monroe Circuit Judge Douglas R. Bridges on a court order that purportedly changed his bail from $100,000 surety bond to $500 in cash, The Herald-Times of Bloomington reported. Bailey's old roommate told police that Bailey asked him to fax the fake papers to Bailey's attorney. The friend said he went to Kinko's Copies with a fax number he thought was the attorney's, but the documents went to the jail instead, according to an affidavit. The fake document is complete with a clerk's office stamp and a template similar to the real thing. It details a hearing in Bridges' court and states: "The defense informed the Judge that substantial evidence disputing the prosecution's claims had been found ... After hearing the new evidence presented by the defense, the court orders that the defendant's revoked bonds be reinstated, and that the corresponding holds be lifted." Jail staff viewed the papers as suspicious and did not release Bailey, whose bond has since been raised to $250,000 surety. In April, Bailey was charged with six felony counts of forgery and theft involving $5,200 reportedly taken from three people. Bailey is also awaiting trial on charges of burglary, felony battery, confinement with a deadly weapon, attempted armed robbery and impersonating a police officer. |
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