Sheriff: No escapes yet from current county jail

Sheriff:

No escapes yet from current county jail

To the citizens of

Fayette County:

The

construction of a new jail facility is always a

controversial and difficult process. If not for the

threat of lawsuits, I would never become involved in such

a project. Because I recognize the need, I will support

whatever the Board of Commissioners recommends.

Although I

welcome input form citizens in the community, there is

one piece of misinformation which has been published that

I feel the need to correct. The schools in Fayetteville

have never been locked down because of escapes at the

jail.

The reason

I can state this categorically is simple. The current

jail was constructed in 1985, and since it has been

occupied, there has never been an escape from the

facility. Ever.

I am

concerned that someone in the community has been

misinformed and I want to avoid unnecessary panic among

parents.

Sheriff

Randall Johnson

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