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Inmate Caught With Cell Phone in Jail, Given 60 More Years

by Evan Shamoon on May 15, 2009 at 01:49 PM


Giving you yet another reason to not want to live in Texas, the Palestine Herald Press is reporting that an Anderson County inmate was sentenced to a staggering 60 additional years in prison after he was caught with a cell phone behind bars.

The inmate, 38-year-old Derrick Ross, tried to run away from a procedural search, which correctional officers imposed on Ross after observing him acting suspiciously. While giving chase, officers noticed Ross throw something onto a rooftop -- the item turned out to be a state-issued sock with a cell phone and charger inside.

Because Ross is a habitual offender, his conviction of possessing a prohibited item in a correctional facility carried a sentence of 60 additional years. It's one of the stiffest sentences ever dropped on an inmate for possession of a cell phone, and if you ask us, it's pretty damn lopsided. [From: Palestine Herald Press , Via: Textually]

Tags: cell, cellphone, crime, inmates, prison, top, weird

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