FARMINGTON — A Wilton man denied Tuesday that he assaulted a deputy, escaped from a jail van, forced his way into a Wilton home and assaulted a resident before stealing her Jeep on March 1, 2016. Derek Cook, 31, pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to 11 charges on which he was indicted […]
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Wilton man faces more than 12 charges after escape, chase in Franklin County
WILTON — A Wilton man remained in jail Tuesday night, charged with escaping from a police van, assaulting an officer, breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting her, taking her vehicle and crashing it into a tree, police said. Derek Cook, 31, of Wilton is being held at the Franklin County jail in Farmington on […]
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Jay inmate charged with assault
FARMINGTON — A Jay man is accused of punching and kicking a fellow inmate Friday in the minimum security area at the Franklin County jail, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Corrections officer Sgt. Walter Fails arrested Joseph L. Begin, 37, on a felony charge of aggravated assault on Sunday, Nichols said. A conviction on […]
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Sheriff pleased with Franklin County jail’s return to fully operational status
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County jail was relicensed six months ago to return to a fully operational jail, and it is now holding on average 30 to 32 prisoners each day, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. It is licensed to hold 39 inmates. “It is going great,” he said. “It is what we expected […]
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Franklin County approves transfer of $100,000 from jail’s undesignated fund to keep jail running
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to transfer $100,000 from the jail’s undesignated fund to its operating budget to cover expenses through June 30. The jail budget had $4,238 after commissioners approved a warrant to pay bills Tuesday, Deputy Treasurer Vickie Braley told commissioners. It was anticipated that the jail budget would be short […]
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Franklin County jail reopens to full-service
FARMINGTON — Nearly six years after the Franklin County Detention Center was declared a 72-hour holding facility by the state, the jail reopened Monday as a fully operational jail. The state Department of Corrections issued a license to the county Friday that was effective Monday, jail manager Maj. Doug Blauvelt said. Ryan Andersen, state DOC […]
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Franklin County promotes two corrections officers, hires cooks
FARMINGTON — Two corrections officers were promoted Tuesday to sergeant during a Franklin County commissioners meeting. Commissioners also hired two cooks and a person to work part time in the Register of Probate Office. Maj. Doug Blauvelt, manager of the jail, praised jail transport officer Jane Proctor and corrections officer Jason Hamlin for their professionalism, […]
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Franklin County jail work underway for April 1 opening
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County jail will have a new minimum security area when the facility returns to full-time status April 1, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. A block wall filled with concrete was built in the former multipurpose room. The 8½-foot wall is still curing but will be ready when the jail opens, […]
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Wilton man accused of head-butting officer at Farmington jail
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man being booked on a drunken-driving charge is accused of head-butting a corrections officer and giving him a black eye, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said Wednesday. Franklin County Jail Sgt. Walter Fails arrested Nicholas Didonna, 31, on Tuesday on a felony charge of assault on an officer, Rackliffe said. Didonna […]
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Franklin County jail prepares to reopen as fully operational facility
FARMINGTON — Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. updated Franklin County commissioners Tuesday on the progress of getting the jail prepared as a full-time facility. The state Board of Corrections voted to return the jail to full-time service during an emergency meeting pertaining to inmate housing on Jan. 12. The jail had been a 72-hour holding facility since […]