Breaking News: Macon County Sheriffs Department prevents inmate escape. Press Release: At approximately 8:15 Saturday morning Macon County Detention Officers discovered an inmate was attempting to escape from the Macon County Detention Center. A detention officer was in the process of booking another inmate when he heard a strange noise coming from another area of the jail. At the time of the incident, Detention Officers had a total of four individuals (inmates) waiting to be processed who had just been brought in by various officers and additional agencies. When the detention officer went to investigate the strange noise he discovered that inmate Cameron Paul Schaffer age 21 had crawled up into the drop ceiling of his cell and had disappeared into the crawl space. The officer immediately called for assistance of other officers including MCSO Patrol Deputies and Franklin Police Officers. Within a few moments, Detention Officers were able to convince Schaffer to come back down out of the ceiling at which time he complied. The area he escaped into is 100% surrounded by several inches of solid concrete. Inmates wouldnt know that because the concrete is not visible due to the dropped ceiling. Schaffer did comply with the orders of the officers and came back down. Prior to the attempted escape, Schaffer had been brought in after being arrested earlier in the morning by deputies. Deputies had located him in a residence hiding inside a box spring under a mattress. In the previous days, Florida authorities had contacted the MCSO and provided a possible location of Schaffer. Schaffer was a wanted fugitive from Florida for Armed Burglary and Aggravated Assault with a Weapon. His bond has been set at $150,000 and he remains in the Macon County Detention Center. When Sheriff Holland asked what he was doing in the ceiling Schaffers response was, I was trying to get to a phone and make a call. Schaffer was brought into the Detention Center approximately 30 minutes prior to his escape. Savannah Monteith age 24 of Franklin (his sister) was also arrested along with Schaffer and is facing charges by the U.S. Marshals and MCSO for Felony Harboring a Wanted Fugitive and Resisting of Public Officer. Monteith was warned earlier in the week that this would happen if she assisted Schaffer in any manner. Her bond has been set at $10k. Sheriff Holland states: Following a preliminary review of the incident it appears all procedures were followed. I will order a full review to take place Monday morning. Based on what I have seen first thing this morning, Im confident my staff were doing their job proficiently. It was a hectic morning leading up to this incident. The staff were going about their day, conducting business as usual, and serving their community proudly.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:42:35 +0000
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