Deseret Morning News
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A woman being held as an illegal immigrant spent four days forgotten in an isolated holding cell at a courthouse with no food, water or toilet, authorities and the woman said.
Adriana Torres-Flores, 38, appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of selling pirated CDs, but a judge ordered her held because she is in the country illegally, Sheriff Tim Helder said.
Bailiff Jarrod Hankins put her in the cell to await transport to jail, and she was forgotten. Because of heavy snow, few staff members were in the courthouse to hear her cries and pounding later Thursday or on Friday and through the weekend.
Torres-Flores wasn’t found until Monday morning when Hankins opened the door. She was treated at a hospital and allowed to go home.
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