Inmate breaks
out of jail for
Valentine’s Day
date ....... An Arizona jail inmate who
escaped by climbing two walls and crawling
through razor wire and was reportedly
meeting his sweetheart on Valentine’s Day is
back in custody. The Pinal County Sheriff’s office says in a
release that inmate Joseph Andrew Dekenipp
was caught a few hours after he escaped
Friday from the county detention center. The office says he would undergo treatment
for serious cuts he got from the wire before
being returned to the lockup. The Arizona Republic reports that the 40- year-old Dekenipp was arrested without
incident after he arrived at a Coolidge saloon
and grill where he was to meet his girlfriend.
Coolidge is about 35 miles southeast of
Phoenix. Dekenipp has been in jail since his arrest Jan.
10 on suspicion of vehicle theft, trafficking in
stolen property, unlawful flight, and driving
on a suspended license. Officials say he is now facing an escape
charge.