The Associated Press
DOTHAN, Ala. — Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes said an inmate’s bid to escape the county jail on Saturday was foiled by a correctional officer. Hughes said a 19-year-old man used a hidden hacksaw to cut through a cell bar, but an observant correctional officer saw the damage and searched the inmate’s cell.
Hughes said deputies found the hacksaw in the back cover of a Bible.
The man, who was awaiting trial for two armed robberies, now faces an escape charge.
Investigators are trying to learn who smuggled the hacksaw into the jail.