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In one, according to the Ross County Prosecutor s Office, on December 9th 31-year-old Jeffrey A. Adkins of Bainbridge (aka Buggie ) was seen entering a car on East Main Street in Bainbridge through a broken sunroof. A sheriff s deputy found him rifling through the center console and arrested him on outstanding warrants.but Adkins said he needed his wallet from a tool bag in the car. The wallet had been stolen from elsewhere, and contained a Master Card, so he was charged with receiving stolen property.
On July 11th, Adkins had been found lying on a couch in a woman s Bainbridge apartment, apparently high on drugs. He fled after she yelled at him, and had not been found by law enforcement until December.
4 inmates captured after escaping from Ross County Jail
The Ross County Sheriff s Office says corrections officers at the jail were alerted to an escape from the second-floor housing unit on Friday.
Credit: Ross County Sheriff s Office Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 7:45 PM EST February 9, 2021
ROSS COUNTY, Ohio Four inmates are back behind bars after they escaped from the Ross County Jail on Friday, according to the sheriff s office.
At approximately 9 p.m., corrections officers at the jail were alerted to an escape from the second-floor housing unit.
A corrections officer in the alley beside the law enforcement complex heard activity on the roof and radioed for assistance.
(Above: Christopher Varney)
According to a release from Ross County Sheriff George Lavender issued on Tuesday, corrections officers at the jail were alerted to the escape at approximately 9:00 p.m. The inmates were found to have escaped from a 2nd floor housing unit at the jail, breaking through a jail wall and then making their way onto the roof of the complex.
A corrections officer in the alley beside the law enforcement complex, conducting a perimeter check, heard activity on the roof and radioed for assistance. The corrections officer observed inmate James Bick climbing the side of the jail and immediately took him into custody. The other three prisoners are reported to have taken off down the alley.