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| Inmates damage cell, offices |
| By Grand Island Independent |
| Published: 12/13/2004 |
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Inmates who damaged plumbing in a Hall County, Neb., Jail cell caused water to drip into Hall County Sheriff's Department offices below the cell block. Deputies are still investigating the incident, which occurred Dec. 1, said Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Rea. There were between four and eight men in the cell where a toilet had been removed so repairs could be done, he said. One or more of the inmates tore up the plywood that had been placed over the hole left when the toilet was removed. Then they damaged the pipes, he said. Water ran down the wall into the common area of the Sheriff's Department's criminal investigation division. Filing cabinets had to be moved away from the wall so the files inside wouldn't get wet, he said. "Fortunately, we didn't lose any files," he said. Corrections officers who discovered the damage alerted maintenance workers, who then took care of the problem, Rea said. The running water caused more than $500 damage to the jail and the Sheriff's Department, making the act a felony, he said. The exact amount of damage wasn't known Dec. 3 but Rea said there are pipes that will need to be repaired and ceiling tiles in the Sheriff's Department are stained. There is also a concern about mold growing in the ceiling where the tiles got wet, he said. Hall County Jail Director Dave Arnold said the jail is overcrowded, so there are no open beds to move people to when work has to be done in a cell. |
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