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Security guard dismissed after shooting incident at ACJC Incident occurs in morning of first day of Adair County Judicial Center's full use. Adair County District Court was in session on the second floor at the time, but incident occurred in basement, with the main risk to the officer himself. By Ed Waggener A security officer at the new Adair County Judicial Center (ACJC) was dismissed by Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry this morning, Monday, March 1, 2010, after getting locked in a holding cell in the basement of the courthouse and attempting to shoot his way out of the cell. The guard, Charles Wright, apparently panicked when he was unable to extricate himself from entrapment. Sheriff Ralph Curry said that the guard had been working for the department for some time, and he'd always done a good job. "But he found himself locked in and after 20 minutes, the guard told me, he just lost it," Sheriff Curry said. Curry said he's happy the incident ended with no more than a little damage to the building, an expense the guard has agreed to cover. Sheriff glad it wasn't worse "It could have been much worse," Sheriff Curry said. "the bullets were ricocheting and one of them could have even killed him."The unfortunate thing was, Sheriff Curry said, that the guard has claustrophobia and was aware about it. "He told me about it after the incident. But if he had told me about the condition earlier," Sheriff Curry said, "we could have made sure he never got into a situation where this could happen."Jason Smith, the chief of maintenance for the building, said that he heard the noise, and that Circuit Court Clerk Dennis Loy came with a key and released the guard. When Sheriff Ralph Curry arrived, he requested guard's revolver and badge and dismissed him. Very little damage was done to the building Very little damage was done to the building, according to Adair Circuit Court Clerk Dennis Loy. "Only a window pane was damaged," he said. Sheriff Curry said that at this point he doesn't expect the guard to be rehired in the department. "He's a good man, though," he said. "And I wish him well," and added again, "I just wish he had told me about the claustrophobia."Wright was one of eight persons being hired to serve 99 hours per month as Adair County Deputy Sheriffs to provide security at the huge new courthouse. The officers are deputies of the Adair County Sheriff's Department, but their costs are being reimbursed to the county by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts. This story was posted on 2010-03-01 13:36:18
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