Page 43 - Shank News Today

Is their time on the outdoor recreation yards. >> for the record, we won that game. >> while rec is a time to enjoy some fresh air and exercise, it is also one of the times inmates are most likely to exchange contraband, including shanks. >> tell us whats going on out here. >> well, right now theyre patting down the convicts that are going back in from recreation, to check and make sure they dont have any weapons. i guess theres been a tip that there was going to be some trouble. the officers ju...

He found on prison grounds. >> if it was big enough to put in your hand with a little left over, it was big enough to be sharpened into a weapon. usually i would just keep it on me because its no good if its hidden somewhere. if somebody comes on to you and [ bleep ], you aint got it on you, you cant tell him, hold on, let me go get my knife. thankfully, ive never had to use one. usually if somebody sees one, its enough to keep them at bay. so you dont usually have to use it. i was prepared to u...

Kitchen trustee? >> roughly 70 days. >> have you had any problems down there? >> no, maam, i have not been any problems. i have not been in any lockup. this is my first time to the hole. >> anything else you would like to tell me? >> i wouldnt jeopardize myself to have anything in my possession or in my room or anything because i know what will happen about it. im going home this month, im not trying to jeopardize that, i have three kids and a wife. im not jeopardizing that whatsoever. >> all ri...

Later, officer may comes to his cell to deliver their verdict. >> i wanted to let you know you are a do not return to the kitchen and the warden gave you 15 days for the major disruptive conduct. he threw out the -- we all threw out the charge of possession of a weapon. so you can rest easy on that. the ruling means dean will spend spend final days at cuyahoga county in segregation for not being truthful but not entering the stock room unsupervised but he will not face criminal charges for the s...

>> as i was going through an old box it look tattered and looked to be a piece of wood with a piece of plastic. working back in the stock room, we have a lot of broken pallets and they do tie the saran wrap on the pallet, sometimes on the bottom, but that particular diit was more than it appeared. >> step in and step all the way to the back wall. >> valentine is also placed in confinement but believes he has a solid defense since he was with an officer when he found the shank. >> i dont see how ...

I said absolutely not. what it is, they are trying to get me jammed up. coming up -- >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> valentine and dean undergo interrogation. then -- >> we have enough right now to lock you down so tight in here youll forget how to write letters and talk on the phone. im giving you an opportunity right now. >> things heat up for ronald wells.

When we got back to the pod, a few people were telling people to man up to it if it was yours. explain what it was used for and be done with it. >> was that a particular person? >> yes, it was. >> can you tell me who that person was? >> they did their investigation, im pretty sure they got the guy. >> dean says he knows exactly why the other inmates blamed him for the shank. >> i had everybody screaming at me, go ahead and take the fall for it because youre about to go home in a few days. we don...

Completing his sentence. but his release will be jeopardizedjail determines hes responsible for the shank and choose to file new criminal charges. the decision will rest largely with the results of the disciplinary hearing. >> do you want to give your explanation on whats going on? >> can i read my statement? >> go ahead. >> let me start this off by saying that i am a kitchen trustee and my job is to clean up the whole kitchen, front to back, wall to wall, ceiling to floor and when c.o.s ask, i ...

>> officer may will next speak to the other suspect, gary valentine. >> what is your knowledge about the shank? >> the only thing i was doing straightening up the shelf and the officer was standing next to me when it was found. >> officer merrick was with you when you found it? >> absolutely. >> do you know mr. james dean? >> no, just i met him when i got on the pod. >> do you have any issues with him? >> absolutely not. >> see him have issues with anybody? >> no. ive been in the kitchen every t...

>> well flip this whole place out. everybody go to general population. theres a lot of people in here that want your job. >> eventually several trustees come forward to implicate one of their own. james dean, serving a 90-day sentence for a probation violation and assault conviction. >> it all started chiming in and everybody pointed to this particular person. hes still innocent until proven guilty. so we have jail investigators that will go up and do their investigation and determine whether or...