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Identity Released Of Deceased Escambia Jail Inmate
January 19, 2016
Authorities have released the identity of an inmate that died this past weekend at the Escambia County Main Jail, the seventh death since the county took over jail operations.
Alfred Wesley, 63, was discovered unresponsive by infirmary staff during an hourly welfare check. Corrections officers and medical staff immediately began CPR, called EMS at 8:58 p.m. EMS arrived at the jail at 9:05 p.m. and reached the hospital at 9:27 p.m. He was pronounced dead at 9:49 p.m. by hospital staff.
Wesley was arrested December 9 for trespasing and was behing held with bond set at $1,000. Upon arrival, he received a medical evaluation as part of the intake process. He had been housed alone in the infirmary for psychiatric care since December 12 and checked every hour by jail staff. On the morning of Friday, January 16, Wesley was seen by the facility’s nurse practitioner and psychiatric physician. He was responsive and cooperative.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the death and is investigating as is standard procedure.
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12 Responses to “Identity Released Of Deceased Escambia Jail Inmate”
@ bewildered
I never mentioned working in Santa Rosa (because I don’t ). I believe “retired” mentioned Santa Rosa in his comment. I work in Mobile County and financially they are in trouble also.
“shay” stated neighboring counties are so concerned for the welfare of the inmates they call for medical assistance for hang nails and toothaches. Wow – money to pay for this excessive medical care must not be an issue in Santa Rosa County. Escambia County simply does not have the tax base that Gulf Breeze, and Navarre provides for Santa Rosa County. This unfortunate man probably had better care in jail during his last month than he would have had on the outside.
He had nobody that was willing to put up $100 to let him spend Christmas at home?
Have it ever occurred to you want to know it all people that if someone is already
sick and having medical problems and if its their time to leave this place. What can you are anybody else do. So why don’t you Negative people stop judging.
The jail has been mismanaged for years. Maybe they should look into independant management away from Escambia County. We run on calls all the time in a neighboring county and Ive only run two in the last year that were life threatening. My point is that there is a limited medical staff that interviews inmates upon arrival at the facility and they keep appraised of medical conditions. They call us for hang nails and toothaches but they call us before the patients require emergency care as opposed to supportive care on the way to the hospital. There will be deaths in jail, I understand but in my humble opinion to many have died at Escambia County jail when they didn’t need to.
Maybe, just maybe he was in jail because he wanted to be in jail to take advantage of the accommodations and healthcare provided.
Which might be way more than he had out of jail.
I would consider looking at the administration at Santa Rosa jail and steal them to run this jail… just saying….
I suggest people looka t the stats on death of people incarcerated. Since 2013 4446 people have passed away in custody.it sad but it happens
Understand most law enforcement agencies have certain requirements for giving a Notice To Appear instead of taking them to jail. For instance, some agencies require that the officer\deputy ask the victim of the crime if he\she would be okay with “arresting” the suspect and releasing them with paperwork only without going to jail or would he\she like the suspect arrested and taken to jail. Furthermore, the officer\deputy has to weigh whether or not they believe if the suspect will show up for court. Additionally, the deputy\officer has to evaluate if the suspect is released will he or she return within a short period of time and recommit the crime. So in the end a lot of the decision of whether or not the suspect is taken to jail does not fall upon the officer\deputy on scene.
Trespass is when you are somewhere you shouldn’t be. He had two previous arrest for battery. Bail Bondsmen charge 10% of the bond. The County gets nothing if the person shows up for trial. If the person does not show up, the bondsman has to pay the county the full bond amount. So, if his family came up with $100 for his bond, he would have been released.
I hope I don’t get arrested and not be able to make bond. No one seems to be concerned that 7 people have died in jail in this county in about 13 months. Most counties in the U.S. have Zero and none have anywhere near this many. Just wondering.
Sadly, and often, the inmate may have severe, pre-existing, life-threatening, physical illnesses when they are brought into custody.
Heart disease, cancer, leukemia, emphysema, diabetes, AIDS, and other naturally occurring diseases are just a few along with some who have severe drug dependency or chronic alcoholism.
Then there are those with severe psychological and mental illnesses.
Unfortunately, this man died while in custody.
Sorry for the loss and even more sad the events that led to anyone being in custody.
What was tresspass ? What were the details? Did he have a place were he lived? I don”t know because I wasn’t there so was a citation more appropriate? There are people that could not raise or have the money to make bail. It has nothing to do with raise but everything to do with money! Seems to me someone needs to look at the CRIMES we keep people in jail for pre trial reasons. Maybe jail should be for the violent or flight risk people. How much money do the bail bondsman make on small crimes and misdemeanors? How about the County.