A flurry of breaking news articles this morning relayed that staff at the Cuyahoga County Jail were conducting a headcount and that the facility was on emergency lockdown.
That was quickly followed with an explanation as to why: an inmate named Ferdinand Torres-Vargas has apparently, somehow, escaped from the troubled jail.
Cleveland.com reports he escaped either last night or early this morning, though officials haven’t said exactly when they noticed he was missing. The Marshals are currently searching for him.They also note that the jail is, by law, required to alert local media when an inmate escapes. No alert to local media was made.
As Fox 8 reported, Torres-Vargas, after a previous arrest in 2015 for domestic violence, also escaped custody years ago.
This article appears in Sep 4-10, 2019.
This is one of the most poorly run jail systems. Frank Jackson should be held accountable for this. What a hack, can’t wait to see him ousted in this next election.
This seems to be a weekly occurrence at the county jail!!! Its time to recall thief Budish from office as well as his cohort Taxin Jackson!!! Until these crooks are removed from office and sent right to the jail they are supposedly elected to oversee, nothing will ever change around here!!!