Murder Suspect Tries To Escape From Saline County Jail
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Officials say a 15-year-old boy charged with
capital murder in the shooting death of a retired vice principal in
Benton tried to escape from his cell in the Saline County jail.
William Edward Powell the Fifth was moved to a more secure adult
cell after he was caught with his feet dangling from the false
ceiling Tuesday night. Police say Powell removed a ceiling tile and
climbed through.
Jailers say Powell would have had a tough time getting out of
the building, even if he had gotten into the ceiling. He would have
had to have gone through the booking area and through locked doors
to get free.
Officials had held Powell in isolation since his arrest Friday
in the shooting death of 62-year-old Dillard L. Avaritt of Benton.
