By C1 Staff
HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, Ark. — An inmate at the Hempstead County Jail is reported to have caused $8,000 in damage to the jail.
Detention officers responded to the Felony Pod to find inmate Rodolfo Alberto Martinez walking back and forth in the area in front of his cell holding an object, according to KTBS.
Martinez complied to orders to drop the object and get on the floor. Later officers discovered that Martinez had broken out several windows and knocked out two video cameras with a piece of the door of his cell before he was stopped.
An internal investigation is underway to see how Martinez was able to get the weapon.
Martinez was convicted and sentenced to the ADC for 25 years on rape and other charges. He has not yet been transferred to ADC because of overcrowding.