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No escaped inmate, public danger: Milwaukee County sheriff
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office said there is no escaped inmate from the Milwaukee County Jail, and no danger to the public, in a Tuesday, May 11 tweet.
Marquette University police had warned of a reported escaped prisoner near 12th and State, tweeting around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, the sheriff s office said, a man was brought to the Milwaukee County Jail after a retail theft warrant in another jurisdiction. After he was changed into a jail uniform, it was discovered he needed to be taken to a hospital for medical clearance before completing intake.
A man was seen walking the streets in a Milwaukee County Jail uniform Tuesday. He was not an escaped prisoner, but actually quite the opposite.
Marquette University Police issued a safety alert at 5:45 p.m. stating that the Sheriff s office reported a missing prisoner around North 12th and West State streets.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office quickly responded by issuing a tweet that there had not been an escape from the jail.
Here s what happened:
Around 3 p.m., West Milwaukee police arrested a Milwaukee man on a retail theft warrant.
He was brought to the Milwaukee County Jail for booking where he changed into a jail uniform. In the process of the booking, the man needed medical attention and West Milwaukee officers drove the man to Aurora Sinai Medical Center.
Milwaukee, WI (May 11, 2021) Today at approximately 3:00 p.m., a male subject was conveyed to the Milwaukee County Jail by a suburban police department due to a retail theft warrant in another jurisdiction. After the subject had changed into a jail uniform, circumstances were discovered that required the subject to be transported to a hospital for medical clearance before completing the intake process.
The subject was conveyed by the police department to a hospital in the vicinity of N. 13
th and W. State Streets. At this time, officials in the jurisdiction that issued the warrant advised that they were no longer seeking the subject’s transfer. Accordingly, police personnel left the hospital. Shortly before 5:00 p.m., the subject departed the hospital, still wearing jail attire. During this time, the subject’s movements were reported to multiple law enforcement agencies due to concerns regarding his attire.