This is straight from the “you’re doing it wrong” files.

Attempting a jailbreak is a risky, yet dumb endeavor that may work in the short run, but in the end, you’ll end up back in jail anyway.

Then there’s James Merrill DeVore, 28, who was arrested trying to break into the Jackson County Jail earlier this morning.  That’s right, into the jail.

At around 4 a.m., sheriff deputies found the distraught DeVore trying to scale a fence that surrounds a secure lot where prisoners are unloaded before being led to prison.  Jail officials captured DeVore and held him until the cops arrived.

The young man told police he was still upset over his mother’s death two years ago, and, surprise surprise, was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.  He went to the jail looking for help, and when no one answered at the front entrance, he decided to find an alternative route in.

DeVore was charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing, and in a cruel ironic twist, hadn’t committed a serious enough crime to land himself in the jail.  Instead he spent time in the drunk tank county’s sobering center, and referred to the county’s mental health program.

Better luck next time, James.

[Mail Tribune, Image]

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