Comments on: Escaped Prisoner Captured Off Nine Mile Road

By: joni

joni — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:44:20 +0000

He was wrong for escapeing! For sure! But the way it was handled was th most unproffesional thing! There was unnessasary damage done done to a home and badgering to the person he went to! And noone cares about that side and the fact the police were careing on like kids. Sad that they tried to blame someone else for his escape and not the co’s or him!

By: molino jim

molino jim — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:36:07 +0000

@DAGB AND MANY OTHERS. Most of the road camp p/u’s are Fords. Camp 5 does have one full size Chev. p/u with the large dog box in the bed. There is a large star on the doors. This is most likely the p/u I saw. (not seen). It’s odd that myself and another poster saw the same vehicle and those who were not there are so fast to say we were wrong. I recall a young officer responding to a call several years ago where there was a subject running from another officer. The officer lost control of his car, hit a power pole and the corner of a building with the roof of the car. he was killed in the impact. Other officers had to break from the chase to control traffic and protect the scene. As I said before —the officer must be able the get to where he is needed—not sitting at a wreck he has caused. Please do not be so fast to dismiss other posters.

By: known to me

known to me — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 08:02:18 +0000

I know this young man and before you bash the law enforcement officers for being in too big a hurry for nothing you need to know his record, he was released in 2009, from state prison, for burglary, possion of methamphetamine, and fleeing with a firearm, his stay was just over 5 years. He has 18 arrest, 3 of which are battery on leo, and 1 for chid abuse. Just saying, maybe the chasers where justified in their hast.

By: DAGB

DAGB — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:00:21 +0000

Molino Jim: I didn’t write anything about you saying it was an S.O. Vehicle. You stated a whit chev.p/u. S.O. Dosent drive K9 p/u trucks. Road Prison does but they are indeed Fords. If you seen a Chev. Then it wasn’t affiliated with S.O. Or Road Prison. Just trying to show how an agency,business,person,etc gets a bad name from bad info from public that doesnt know as much as they think they do. Great job to S.O and Road Prison on the speedy capture. As James stated when he ran he became a danger, any retired LEO should know that.

By: james

james — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:15:30 +0000

All the trucks at the County Road Prison are FORDS. go by and see.They are parked out front. Good job at catching this inmate and by the way when he ran he became a Felon and a danger to this community.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:28:22 +0000

@ DAGB-Please read my post again— I did not say it was a SO vehicle. Also I can ID a Chev. as opposed to a Ford or other vehicle. It may have been a road camp vehicle. Still and all the drivers action were uncalled for.

By: Road Dept not ECSO

Road Dept not ECSO — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:12:13 +0000

From the descriptions posted of the K9 vehicle sounds like it was a corrections officer from the road department, not a patrol K9 from the sheriffs office. A K9 deputy would’ve been running blue lights and a siren in a marked patrol unit if headed to an urgent call.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:17:37 +0000

To help clear up several points. That section of I-110 is two (2) lane. The truck was a white Chev. pick-up with a large full bed dog box marked with large letters “K-9″ on both sides of the rear of the box. The tag was a yellow county or state service tag. The truck did have a small light bar on the roof. I didn’t get the tag number because of the space between us and the drivers speed as they pulled away. As to the speed, I was driving the posted limit and am a retired LEO, I can make a safe estimate on another vehicle speed as they are pulling away from me. With the fellow being on a work detail I don’t guess he was a felon. I am a supporter of LEO and EMS/firemen and so on. There is an old saying with LEO that you have to get to where you’re needed–not sitting involved in a wreck on the way.

By: mnon

mnon — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 10:32:27 +0000

@P’cola guy, if it were a road “prison” truck, I’m sure that was the most excitement that officer had seen in a long time. No one was hurt, let him have his moment.

For the record a police car or other emergency transport can not run above the speed limit without their lights on. Get the car number and report it.

By: Pensacola guy

Pensacola guy — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:35:13 +0000

The vehicle Jim is referring to I believe had a Corrections Star on the side of it, and was from the Road Prison, he was dodging in and out of traffic, I felt it was uncalled for, an inmate escape on foot, cannot outrun deputy cars, or radio’s, but a inmate hauling truck from the Road Prison, flying down the highway was not needed!