SOMETHING SMELLS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

Dangerous prisoner who tried to kill a cop escapes from jail - but attorney 'who raised the alarm says staff didn't act for TWO DAYS'

By Jessa Schroeder

Daily Mail
October 28, 2017

The attorney to a jail inmate in West Virginia reportedly informed staff that a man fled the premises the day of the incident - while officials waited at least 48 hours before acting.

Early Wednesday morning, convict Todd Wayne Boyes, 44 of Caldwell, Ohio, escaped the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, and has yet to be located.

Officials at the jail since alleged they were not aware that the accused attempted murder suspect had gone missing at the time.

Attorney Kevin Davis said he entered the jail that afternoon after his client told him he had an urgent matter he needed to discuss, according to WSAZ.

Davis' client then informed him that 'someone named Todd who had his fingers blown off had somehow gotten civilian clothes and escaped,' the newspaper reported.

The day after the inmate went missing, jail officials had not taken action on the matter, Davis' client informed him. That's when police got involved.

In a surveillance photo from instead the jail, Boyes was shown wearing a dark-colored long sleeve shirt and khaki pants - which he had obtained from an unknown source.

The Department of Military Affairs & Public Safety since released a statement on the matter.

'Officials at both the Regional Jail Authority and the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety consider the incident to be a grave and unacceptable breach of their core duty to protect their fellow West Virginians.

'We intend to address the episode and the results of the ongoing investigation with the utmost seriousness.'

The inmate was set to be sentenced Friday after he pleaded guilty in late September to the attempted murder of a police offer.

Boyes stole the officer's vehicle, fled the scene and caused bodily injury to the cop - who was preparing to arrest Boyes for carjacking cars.

According to a Public Safety Notification by Metro 911, the missing inmate stands 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 220 pounds.

Police said the public should consider Boyes 'armed and dangerous' as precaution.

'We intend to address the episode and the results of the ongoing investigation with the utmost seriousness,' authorities said.