NewsMarch 6, 2010

COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A Kentucky sheriff said a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it. Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry told WKYT-TV no one was hurt when Charles Wright fired his weapon. ...

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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A Kentucky sheriff said a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it. Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry told WKYT-TV no one was hurt when Charles Wright fired his weapon. It happened Monday, the first day a new $12.4 million county judicial center was open to the public after more than a year of construction. Curry said the former deputy has claustrophobia and has agreed to pay for the damage he did to the cell.

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