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From the Office of the Sheriff
Sheriff Dennis L. Dotson
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For Immediate Release
NEWS RELEASE
Date: Jun 4, 2008
| Contact: |
Sergeant Tom Graham
541-265-4277 x2642
tgraham@co.lincoln.or.us |
| Incident: |
Inmate Jumps From Second Story |
| Date Occurred: |
May 29, 2008 |
| Time Occurred: |
Approximately 9:44 PM |
| Location: |
Lincoln County Jail |
Summary:
On May 29, 2008 at approximately 9:44p.m. inmate William McGinnis age 22 of Lincoln City, jumped off the upper tier of one the Lincoln County Jail’s housing units. Inmate McGinnis was allowed out of his cell for a routine activity when he ran to the upper tier of the jail’s maximum security unit and climbed onto the railing. Deputy Evertt immediately issued verbal commands for the inmate to stop but the inmate elected to ignore the commands and jumped feet first onto the first floor dayroom table. The inmate did not appear to sustain any injuries and immediately began running around the pod yelling and being disruptive. Commands to return to his cell were ignored and staff responded to gain control. The inmate was subsequently restrained and immediately evaluated for injuries.
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