MILWAUKEE, Wis. November 14 2021 An inmate on his way to Rock County escaped from two unarmed civilians who were part of a private Florida transportation company and still has not been found. According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, on Nov. 9 around 9 p.m., 40-year-old Robert Johnson arrived at Milwaukee Mitchell International […]
Gary Indiana December 17 2020 The security company charged with the custody of a murder suspect who escaped in Gary on Monday acted negligently and should be held accountable for endangering the public, the Lake County prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Bernard Carter said he will be working together with other law enforcement agencies to demand, […]
PINELLAS PARK FL May 1 2020 — Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies say an inmate in the back of a prisoner transport van suffered injuries during a crash with a bicycle that occurred about 1:58 a.m. April 28 at the intersection of Park Boulevard North and 71st Street North in Pinellas Park. Deputies with the Major Accident […]
TOPEKA, Kan. Feb 4 2020 Wendy Smith-Cole and Mark Cole worked for Security Transport Services, Wendy for around a year and Mark for just a few weeks. The two were paid $9.25 an hour to drive dangerous criminals and mental health patients across the country. “I have transported murderers, rapists, child molesters,” Wendy said. The company, […]
Blanding, Utah Aug 29 2019 A husband and wife who are accused of killing a 72-year-old man overpowered two security officers and escaped Monday night in Blanding, Utah, police said. Blane Barksdale, 56, and Susan Barksdale, 59, managed the escape as they were being extradited from Henrietta, New York, to Pima County, Arizona, the Tucson […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. June 25 2019 A security officer for a private prisoner transport company who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his custody has pleaded guilty to violating her civil rights. Federal authorities say James Baldinger, of Minnesota, entered the plea Monday in Albuquerque. They say the 51-year-old had been working for Prisoner Transportation […]
Richmond VA May 8 2019 Virginians experiencing a mental health crisis will no longer be transported to the hospital in the back of a police car starting this summer, ending a practice that has been criticized as traumatizing for the patient and a waste of time and money for law enforcement officers. The Virginia […]
Montgomery Texas February 4 2019 A man wanted on three pending murder charges who has ties to a pair from Temple found dead last month escaped custody on Sunday morning in Montgomery County near Houston and is considered extremely dangerous, authorities said. Cedric Joseph Marks escaped a private prison transport at around 8 a.m. Sunday, and […]
Ontario Canada Jan 23 2019 A federal inmate who says he was shackled in a cramped transport van for almost eight hours — despite a heart condition and other ailments — is suing the government for compensation. Edwin Nott, a 65-year-old inmate who identifies as Métis and uses a walker, is serving a six-year sentence […]
Albuquerque, N.M June 23 2018 A Bovey, Minn., man working for a private prisoner transport agency has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a female prisoner during her multiday, cross-country extradition last year. James Baldinger, 51, allegedly brandished a shotgun during the assaults, according to FBI agents. A federal grand jury in New Mexico returned […]