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Escaped inmate turns himself in
The new county jail's first-ever escapee surrenders peacefully in the lobby
By LARRY HENDRICKS Assistant City Editor
The first inmate to successfully escape from the county jail since it opened in 2000 surrendered himself in the jail lobby Monday morning.
Emerson White, 27, is back in jail with an additional charge of second-degree escape, which is a Class 5 felony punishable upon conviction by up to three years in prison, according to information from the Coconino County Sheriff's Office.
"He returned himself to custody this morning," Gerry Blair, sheriff's office spokesman, said Monday.
Apparently, he was taken into custody at about 10:20 a.m. by the jail lobby support staff, Blair added. White was accompanied by a few friends or family. He was quickly taken to intake, where he was rebooked back into the jail.
White escaped from a minimum security recreation yard at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Another inmate who witnessed the escape told detention staff. He appeared to have forced an opening in the fence that surrounds the yard. No detention officers were physically in the yard at the time of escape, but the yard is watched with surveillance cameras.
Officers conducted a ground search of the area, and his description was broadcast to law enforcement agencies in the state, according to sheriff's officials.
The minimum security unit is a dormitory-style unit housing inmates who are low risk for flight and violence. The yard is surrounded by a chainlink fence that is topped with barbed wire.
He had originally been in jail on charges of auto theft, felony criminal damage, aggravated DUI, auto burglary and felony theft.
Just how White escaped from the jail is still under investigation, Blair said.
Larry Hendricks can be reached at 556-2262 or lhendricks@azdailysun.com.
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