I asked Sheriff Hitchcock about the trustee incident on 22 August 2009 that has the rumor mill running in Sequatchie county and Dunlap Tennessee going wild . He took the time and was glad to clear up the rumors with the following statement :
A female inmate that assisted in the GED classes presented a letter that stated the GED staff and trustees would be having classes and study . GED staff allegedly did not write the letter . The letter was likely a forgery . Someone at the old middle school heard the inmates and called the Dunlap police department who found the trustees unattended and notified the jail .The trustees were immediately transported back to the Sequatchie county jail and placed on lock down . The following Monday 24 August 2009 , calls were made for beds at other facilities . The inmates were placed into state custody on Tuesday 25 August 2009 . The inmates were shipped out that very day . The trustees violated The jail rules set by TCI (Tennessee Corrections Institute) and were put in state custody . This incident is still under investigation and other charges could be forthcoming .
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I must admit I would have liked a more exciting story . I was expecting to get stonewalled . Simply put the inmates violated TCI rules and were sent to their respective locations . Trustees that violated a trust . It is a story so I published it .
The story that Sequatchie county has only 8 patrol deputies to cover Sequatchie county , 266 square miles , 365 days a year , 24 hours a day , 7 days a week is much more significant .
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