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| Inmate caught sawing way out of county jail |
| By Great Falls Tribune |
| Published: 05/13/2005 |
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A week after he was charged with having a knife in prison, an inmate was charged with using two small saw blades to try to escape from the Cascade County (Mont.) regional jail. Wednesday, detention officers searching William A. Smock's jail cell found a quarter-size hole all the way through his 2-inch-thick window. The air vent was damaged and missing metal pieces, and the desk chair had been cut with a saw. Court documents allege that Smock, 37, hid two small saw blades in a deck of cards. Sheriff's Capt. Dan O'Fallon said the escape attempt was discovered in a daily cell check and that Smock hadn't been sawing at the window for more than a day. Replacing the window will cost $2,000, and fixing the damage will take two employees a full day's work, O'Fallon said. Smock was charged in Justice Court on Thursday with three felonies: attempted escape, possessing a weapon in jail and criminal mischief. Last week, he was charged with possessing another weapon as an inmate. In a routine search, detention officers allegedly found a multibladed knife, cigarettes and other items in Smock's shoes. O'Fallon said it appears Smock brought all the items, including the two saw blades, with him when he was booked into the jail. Officers do a pat-down search of each person booked into jail, but the items were concealed well enough to go undetected. After finding the knife, detention officers strip-searched Smock, including looking inside his mouth, under his tongue and in his hair and ears. O'Fallon said body cavity searches aren't allowed, and it's likely that Smock either swallowed or hid the 2-inch saw blades in his body. In jail for two weeks, Smock was first arrested on the charge that he was the getaway driver in the April 17 robbery of the Kum & Go at 2525 10th Ave. S. Federal charges could be filed because two sawed-off shotguns were used in the crime. Justice of the Peace Kathleen Jensen raised his bail to $300,000. Smock remains in maximum security. |
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