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MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. — Crews spent hours at the courthouse Thursday cleaning up blood and repairing the damage. The door on the second floor is where authorities say an inmate facing drug charges made a dangerous escape attempt that could have cost him his life.
A cleaning company removed the blood on and below this balcony and workers replaced the shattered window after authorities say Jerry Richards smashed through the glass of one of the double doors in an effort to escape.
Joel Bibby, Mariposa County Undersheriff said, “When he was trying to leave through the upstairs balcony he cut himself on the window as he was going through.”
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