Oklahoman
The call that a riot was breaking out on the second floor of the Oklahoma County jail came in at 11:26 p.m. Feb. 7. There s like four people using weapons, an inmate told the central control employee. I m looking on the camera right now, the employee said. I don t see that.
Are you sure, the inmate asked. Yep, the employee replied. But I ll check with the rover, thank you.
A review of surveillance video, however, shows the employee, Martin Jacobs, never picked up his radio to notify anyone, according to an internal investigative report of the altercation on 2B that night.
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The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority said:
“The exact time the escape began was determined by reviewing evidence gathered during the ongoing investigation. These types of incidents develop rapidly with many moving parts to manage simultaneously. The initial focus is to secure the facility and engage in a headcount of detainees, determine the location and safety of all staff, and accurately assess the situation as a whole. Without taking the time to fully understand the situation, we may inadvertently compromise public safety as well as the safety of our staff and detainees. As soon as the administration was able to verify all details of the situation, the appropriate law enforcement partners were notified immediately, as CEO Williams indicated during the press conference discussing this incident.
By: Jennifer Pierce
An Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate was charged with first-degree murder by the Oklahoma County district attorney.
Shaquile Brown, 27, is accused of beating his cellmate, 40-year-old Brad Lane, to death with the metal part of a medical walking boot on Jan. 2.
The Oklahoma County district attorney expressed concern about the number of recent inmate deaths at the detention center. He asked the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to help expose any deficiencies happening inside the jail.
Four inmate deaths in only a few weeks and Lane was one of them. An affidavit revealed what a happened the day Lane died.