Two Convicts Escape Thurston County Jail
A pair of prisoners utilized a stolen bolt to force their cell door open and escape custody Saturday night.
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John F. ('Jack') Gillies, convicted of looting the state industrial insurance funds of more than $20,000, and Henry Roberts, convicted of a statutory offense, escaped Saturday night from the Thurston county jail. The feat was accomplished by sawing off the end of a bolt in the cell door and extricating the bolt, which they used as a lever to break the padlock.
“The feat was accomplished by sawing off the end of a bolt in the cell door.”
Escapes from county jails often highlight the chronic struggles of regional correctional facilities to maintain security, a problem that persists in modern facility management.
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