No escaped inmate, public danger: Milwaukee County sheriff
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office said there is no escaped inmate from the Milwaukee County Jail, and no danger to the public, in a Tuesday, May 11 tweet.
Marquette University police had warned of a reported escaped prisoner near 12th and State, tweeting around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, the sheriff s office said, a man was brought to the Milwaukee County Jail after a retail theft warrant in another jurisdiction. After he was changed into a jail uniform, it was discovered he needed to be taken to a hospital for medical clearance before completing intake.
A man was seen walking the streets in a Milwaukee County Jail uniform Tuesday. He was not an escaped prisoner, but actually quite the opposite.
Marquette University Police issued a safety alert at 5:45 p.m. stating that the Sheriff s office reported a missing prisoner around North 12th and West State streets.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office quickly responded by issuing a tweet that there had not been an escape from the jail.
Here s what happened:
Around 3 p.m., West Milwaukee police arrested a Milwaukee man on a retail theft warrant.
He was brought to the Milwaukee County Jail for booking where he changed into a jail uniform. In the process of the booking, the man needed medical attention and West Milwaukee officers drove the man to Aurora Sinai Medical Center.
Updated: 6:55 p.m. on May 11, 2021
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) The Milwaukee County Sheriff s Office says no prisoner has escaped and there is no threat to the public following a social media post made by Marquette police Tuesday, May 11.
MCSO says around 3 p.m. Tuesday, a male was taken to the Milwaukee County Jail by a suburban police department due to a retail theft warrant in another jurisdiction.
After he had changed into a jail uniform, officials discovered that he needed to be taken to a hospital for medical clearance before completing the intake process, and the individual was taken to a hospital near 13th and State Street.
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