IDIOTS

Bailiff forgets to pick up shackled prisoner
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Last Updated: 6/2/2008 4:29:43 PM)
Cieric J. Walton, 28, spends night locked up in courtroom holding cell

By STEVE REILLY
Staff Writer

PUNTA GORDA — A Charlotte County Sheriff's bailiff has been reprimanded after leaving a shackled prisoner overnight at the Justice Center last week.

Cieric J. Walton, 28, faced County Judge Peter Bell in court Thursday for a plea and sentencing hearing. He had been charged with driving knowingly with a suspended or revoked license and was being held on a bench warrant after failing to appear for a court date in April.

Bell sentenced Walton to 10 days in jail and credit for time served.

But according to a Charlotte County Sheriff’s report, Walton never returned to the county jail. Before the hearing, Deputy Jerome Libby — no relation to Sheriff’s Maj. Dan Libby — escorted Walton, who was wearing handcuffs attached with a chain running down to ankle shackles, to the locked holding cell for courtroom 3B. After dropping off Walton, Libby left the Justice Center and returned to the Sheriff’s Office.

Returning to the Justice Center Friday, deputies discovered Walton still sitting in the holding cell in cuffs and shackles. The holding cells at the courthouse do have bathroom facilities. After he was discovered in the holding cell, Walton was immediately taken back to jail and fed, the report stated. No internal sheriff’s investigation was deemed necessary.

Jennifer Scott, courts administrator, cited Libby with “neglect of duty,” which includes inattention to duties or procedures.

For the full story, see Tuesday's Sun on online on our E Edition


CAN YOU IDIOTS DO ANYTHING RIGHT??

If you think mistakes are never made...or that because of the actions of one you judge all of us, then you are the one who is an idiot.

Actually this is kind of funny! :lol:

CAN YOU IDIOTS DO ANYTHING RIGHT??

Why, why no we can't; thanks for asking! That's why things like this about us are in the paper EVERY DAY and MULTIPLE TIMES; because of the HUNDREDS OF WORKERS that we have, 'round the clock 24/7/365 - this stuff just is always happening, day in and day out.

Such a conundrum we're in.

Perhaps we should just all go home and let anarchy reign. :shock:

All I can say is it starts and end with a Libby

What I dont understand is how head count didnt catch the missing scumbag.

Did they just figure +/- 1 is close enough?

He was court sentenced that day by the judge. He was not yet an inmate at the jail, so he wouldn't be on their count.

I"ve known Deputy Libby and have worked beside him, and know he is a professional. He has always worked hard, and done his best at everything he does. But after saying that, I still have to say that was fuuuunnnyyyy. Way to go J-man....When you went in the next morning, and people said something to you, you should have told them "Next time I tell him to be quiet in court, he"ll listen"

He was court sentenced that day by the judge. He was not yet an inmate at the jail, so he wouldn't be on their count.

So...He went to court a free man, was sentenced, taken into custody and forgotten?