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Escape Fail – Inmate Tries to Scale Fence at Augusta State Medical Prison

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Mario RamirezA convicted thief serving time at the Augusta State Medical Prison was caught trying to escape the Grovetown facility, authorities said.

Mario Ernesto Rodriquez-Ramirez, 31, was charged last week with felony escape.

According to a warrant, the inmate tried to scale an inner security fence at 10:45 in the morning. He didn’t make it.

Cover Issue 811   The inmate has only been in the prison since October and has an estimated release date in 2018 for theft-related crimes in Cobb County. That release date is likely to change with the new charge.

For more crime news, pick up this week’s edition of The Jail Report, sold in local gas stations for $1.50.

Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle, The Augusta Press and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel.
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