One of the deceased inmate s brothers isn t satisfied with what he has learned. I feel it s negligence. They could ve saved him. The job of the guard is to sit there and watch that camera and they didn t do that, Kevin Benedetto said.
It started with an arrest on Jan. 17
Mark Benedetto was arrested at 12:31 p.m. on Jan. 17. The charges: grand theft of a motor vehicle and possession of marijuana less than 20 grams. Benedetto was booked into the jail at 12:57 p.m.
An internal affairs probe at the jail showed that Benedetto was present for headcount at 6 a.m. the next day and was in bed at 6:30 a.m. At 7 a.m., he was in a dayroom area and at 7:30 a.m. on his bed.
Internal affairs report s findings
According to the investigation, Johnson-Cabrera removed the inmate s restraints, which allowed her to move about the hospital room freely.
The report said Johnson-Cabrera failed to position herself to allow for a direct view of the inmate or position herself between the inmate and the exit.
The investigation also found that when Johnson-Cabrera discovered the inmate had escaped, she made no attempt to pursue or track down the inmate who was under her direct supervision.
The arrest on Jan. 24
The inmate, Jessica Potter, had been arrested by an Ocala Police Department officer on Jan. 24 at a fast food restaurant. She had a warrant for her arrest for violation of probation for drug offenses. When sitting in an officer s vehicle, police officials said, Potter had a seizure, then was unconscious.