MAN ACTIVATES SPRINKLER Man Sentenced For Activating Sprinkler System In Jail
Reported by: Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Jan. 14, 2013 4:42 PM EST
Updated: Jan. 14, 2013 4:55 PM EST
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail Photo
Athens
, Athens County
, Ohio
An Ohio man was sentenced after causing the sprinkler system to activate in the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail.
Shawn A. Smith, 42, of McArther was sentenced to six months in jail, according to a news release from Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn. Smith pleaded guilty to two counts of vandalism in Athens County Judge L. Alan Goldsberry's courtroom. In July 2012, Smith threw a cup at the sprinkler system in the jail, causing it to activate, the news release said. Property inside the Southeaster Ohio Regional Jail was damaged as a result, the release said.
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Tiersa Davis
