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Short Manhunt, Two Charged After Tossing Contraband Over Century Prison Fence
March 26, 2016
Two people were arrested after manhunt that began after they allegedly tried to throw contraband over the fence at Century Correctional Institution Friday morning.
Andre Cornelius Holmes, age 37,and Christopher Michael Odom, 19, were booked into the Escambia County Jail on charges of smuggling contraband, according to jail records.
The duo fled the scene and on foot and were tracked westward by a prison K-9 team. They were taken into custody less than a mile west of the prison a short time later.
Exact details on the incident, including the type of contraband, were not available Friday. Both men remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $2,500.
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9 Responses to “Short Manhunt, Two Charged After Tossing Contraband Over Century Prison Fence”
REGARDING:
“The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights ratified (December 15, 1791) prohibiting the federal government from excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.
However, only the cruel and unusual punishment clause actually applies to states.”
Except for another part of the Constitution which DOES just that:
14th Amendment | Constitution
“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
And then there’s Florida’s own state constitution, Article One, SECTION 14. ”Pretrial release and detention.—Unless charged with a capital offense or an offense punishable by life imprisonment and the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption is great, every person charged with a crime or violation of municipal or county ordinance shall be entitled to pretrial release on reasonable conditions. If no conditions of release can reasonably protect the community from risk of physical harm to persons, assure the presence of the accused at trial, or assure the integrity of the judicial process, the accused may be detained.”
David for law-abiding people
(even the courts)
These fools admitted to everything before the deputies could even ask what it was that they were doing in the woods. They put staff members lives at risk for a dollar. Throw the book at them I say. It’s bad enough good people at that fine facility put themselves in harm’s way everyday and haven’t had a raise in going on nine years. They keep the public safe and endure more than they should have to just to be under valued and unappreciated by a govenor and legislature that continues to look the other way for saving a dollar. People’s lives truely are at risk so that low life’s like this can hustle a dollar for some cigarettes and a couple of phones. Next time it might be a gun to help facilitate an escape. I hope not. Cudos to the prison k-9 personnel and everyone else involved in this job well done. Chalk one up for the good guys!
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights ratified (December 15, 1791) prohibiting the federal government from excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.
However, only the cruel and unusual punishment clause actually applies to states. Also, the amendment doesn’t make the distinction between bailable and non-bailable offenses thus, the interpretation has been made that bail may be denied if the charges are serious enough. The Supreme Court has also permitted “preventative” detention without bail.
That being said, while Patriot is correct that the Eighth Amendment says no excessive bail, it doesn’t apply in this case and the judge would’ve been well within his/her right to make it $50,000.
Patriot, I know the US Constitution. It says nothing about bond, maybe you need to read it. As I said these “men” put a whole compound at risk. $2.500 bond is pocket change when each cell phone they throw over that goes over the fence goes for over $500. Its a crazy deadly game. Drug deals, gang hits, and other illegal activies are set up on these illegal phones. So Patriot tell me again I don’t know what I’m talking about.
It looks like these two are going to be able to join the party that’s inside. What a privilege! It’s for members only!
It’s a shame that so many Americans today have no concept of what a bond is, or what it’s for.
Have any of you read the Constitution? The eight amendment in particular?
I assume these are adults always commenting about low bonds…
I hope that their sentencing is more appropriate than their bond. Potential law breakers need some significant “negative reinforcement” in this case. Next time, it could be a knife or gun that gets thrown over the fence – assuming that’s not what it was this time- otherwise, I would imagine the bond would be even higher.
Those two are real smart my dad used to say years ago why you want to throw rocks at the jail.
Wow, $2.500 bond. They put all they compound on lock down and put the lives of the staff in jeopardy by their actions and they get a bond of pocket change. Crap like this is how a “Holman Riot” starts. Put a real consqence to the actions!