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Jesse Stout, 37, is pictured in a Pinellas County jail booking photo taken after his arrest on Sept. 29, 2023. [ Pinellas County Sheriff's Office ] ...
The jail's "inmate inquiry system" stopped updating with new arrests June 17, disrupting a daily ritual for some residents ...
A detention deputy for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is off the job after an incident in jail. Deputies say the deputy was terminated and arrested for battery on an inmate at the Pinellas ...
Sgt. Patrick Knight, 51, was arrested after authorities accused him of punching, slapping and pushing an inmate at the Pinellas County Jail. [ Courtesy of Pinellas County Sheriff's Office ] ...
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Department of Detention and corrections sergeant has been arrested after violently attacking an inmate. Pinellas County ...
LARGO, Fla. — A 58-year-old Pinellas County jail inmate transported to a hospital weeks ago for "medical reasons" has died, the sheriff's office said. Gerald Moore was taken to the hospital for ...
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has issued an urgent alert to the public regarding a phone scam specifically targeting the family members of individuals incarcerated in the Pinellas County Jail.
LARGO, Fla. — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said a detention deputy was fired and arrested after allegedly battering an inmate. Surveillance video released Tuesday shows former Pinellas ...
Three inmates are recovering after overdosing on drugs that were smuggled into the Pinellas County jail on Thursday. The inmates were immediately rushed to the hospital following the overdose ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- An autopsy is being performed on 29-year-old St. Petersburg man who died in jail. The Pinellas County Sheriff's office said Stephen Gregory James was found unresponsive in ...