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Inmate Escapes Holding Cell, Bursts Into Courtroom In Kentucky

First Posted: 06/13/12 12:17 PM ET Updated: 06/13/12 01:46 PM ET

Tip: The next time you're breaking out of a holding cell, make sure your escape route doesn't lead straight into a courtroom.

A Kentucky inmate, whose name has not been released, had already gone to trial on Monday, but was being kept in a holding cell at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Louisville because he allegedly attacked a court official during the proceedings. Later that day, a deputy opened the door to retrieve another inmate from the same cell, WHAS reported, and the first inmate allegedly charged the door, shoving the deputy out of the way.

The inmate and deputy staggered through the doorway and into a courtroom where trial was currently in session, video footage shows. The inmate was able to bolt about 20 feet before he was tackled by court officers. One attorney also joined in on the pile-up, according to the Daily Mail.

The inmate is being charged with attempted escape and assault, KDSK reported. Police have not released the man's name or initial charges.

 
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06:36 AM on 06/15/2012
let me get this stright. you can not use the military uniform to promote a product or cause. mom2 mom, toys for tots! punish one but not the other moms breast feeding in uniforms, marines collecting toys in uniform can someone explain this one to me please. i see it as both being a cause.
03:11 PM on 06/14/2012
As Forest Gump said yearssss ago Stupid is as Stupid Does
09:47 AM on 06/14/2012
Love the guy about 10 seconds in. Cops are wrestling the escapee to the ground. Guy comes up to the table, reaches over, snatches a pen and poof he's gone. LOLOL