Browse past news stories for Orient Road Jail in Tampa, FL.

• Inmates who came to guard’s rescue get help, too (Crestview News Bulletin)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 10:37:01 pm
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Four inmates who came to the rescue of a Gulf coast Florida jail guard when he was attacked by another inmate may be getting some help of their own. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office will write letters to the inmates’...
• Inmates Who Came To Guard's Rescue Get Help (WFTV 9 Orlando)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 06:05:00 pm
  TAMPA, Fla. -- Four inmates who came to the rescue of a Gulf coast Florida jail guard when he was attacked by another inmate may be getting some help of their own.
• Watch Video: Florida jail inmates rush to save jailer from brutal inmate attack (Reno Gazette-Journal)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 03:55:15 pm
  Tampa, FLA. - Four inmates at Hillsborough County's Orient Road Jail are being hailed as heroes for saving the life of the detention deputy. Surveillance video captured the brutal attack, as inmate Douglas Emanuel Burden lunged toward Deputy Kenneth Moon and placed him a choke hold.
• Inmates Rescue Deputy in Jail Attack (ABC 2 Baltimore)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 02:48:08 pm
  CAUGHT ON TAPE | A Hillsborough County Detention Deputy was nearly killed in a jail house attack that was caught on tape.
• Prison inmates save guards life (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 12:51:35 pm
  Authorities in Florida have released surveillance camera footage of a brutal attack on a jail guard by an inmate at the Orient Road Jail in Tampa.
• Former inmate denies she disobeyed deputy's order in 2006 Hillsborough jail abuse case (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 05:34:57 am
  The officer claims she disobeyed an order. She is alleging excessive force and has filed suit.
• WATCH: Inmates rescue deputy in jail attack (WPTV West Palm Beach)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 09:54:37 pm
  Jail commanders in Tampa say the deputy might have died if inmates hadn't come to the rescue.
• WATCH: Inmates rescue sheriff's deputy in jail attack (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 09:18:19 pm
  Jail commanders say the deputy might have died if inmates hadn't come to the rescue.
• Inmate attacks jail deputy (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 05:39:25 pm
  An inmate at the Orient Road Jail brutally attacked a detention deputy on Monday, but other inmates rushed to the deputy's aid, preventing serious injuries.
• Tampa woman accused of child abuse (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 02:48:09 pm
  Police say the victim showed up at school with welts over her body.
• Hillsborough prisoner attacks deputy, other inmates rush to stop the choking (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 01:27:44 pm
  With the officer in a choke hold, other prisoners rush in to save him.
• Judge to decide whether 2006 Hillsborough inmate abuse case goes to trial (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:14:32 am
  TAMPA A former female inmate at the Hillsborough County jail never, ever disobeyed a lawful order from a deputy she claims grabbed her by the hair and slammed her to the floor, her lawyer said Wednesday in federal court.
• Deputies: Man kidnapped wife, tried to set her on fire (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:47:01 pm
  A man was arrested after deputies said he kidnapped his wife, then tried to set her on fire.
• Hillsborough sheriff's corporal arrested in domestic battery (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 12:15:02 pm
  TAMPA A Hillsborough County sheriff's corporal is being held without bail after he hit his girlfriend while they were riding in a car together, deputies say.
• Another jail incident with inmate in wheelchair; nurse fired (WTSP-TV Tampa)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 03:08:27 am
  Tampa, Florida -- The latest incident involving a wheelchair-bound person at a Tampa Bay area jail occurred August 8th at the Faulkenburg Road Jail, which is the jail's medical facility.
• Ejected from club, woman calls 911 twice, lands in jail (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on October 10, 2009 at 07:10:04 pm
  A 26-year-old woman miffed at being kicked out of an Ybor club for not paying a $16 tab this morning called 911, even after being told by police she would be arrested if she did so.
• Misuse of DUI machines at Hillsborough Jail? (WTSP-TV Tampa)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 03:38:27 am
  Tampa, Florida -- When a law enforcement officer arrests someone for DUI and takes that person to the Hillsborough Orient Road Jail, we have seen there can be problems.
• Allegations of misuse of DUI machines at Hillsborough Jail (WTSP-TV Tampa)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 03:38:27 am
  When a law enforcement officer arrests someone for DUI and takes them to the Hillsborough Orient Road Jail, we have seen there can be problems. Wanda Sullivan who was arrested for DUI found that out when she was pulled from a chair and dragged across the floor.
• Sheriff David Gee speaks about jail abuse allegations (WTSP-TV Tampa)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 11:08:27 pm
  Tampa, Florida - Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee sits down with 10 Connects reporter Mike Deeson to answer questions about jail abuse allegations.
• Allegations of abuse at the Hillsborough Jail (WTSP-TV Tampa)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 11:08:27 pm
  Tampa, Florida -- When a law enforcement officer pulls someone over and asks the driver if they have been drinking, the officer is trying to keep drunk drivers off the road.
• Hillsborough sheriff facing two legal claims for jail treatment (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 03:27:19 pm
  They will claim that deputies injured them when they were brought in on DUI charges.
• Tampa man charged accused of unlawful sex with minor (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 01:42:15 pm
  Anthony Gascot told cops he thought he was having sex with 20-year-old. He was arrested after the girl revealed she was 16.
• 2 DUI arrestees allege excessive force at Hillsborough jail (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 06:20:03 pm
  Two people have filed notices of intent to sue the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, alleging deputies used excessive force in separate jail incidents.
• No bond for teen accused of showing off murder victim's body (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 05:38:20 pm
  Police say 16-year-old Amer Ejak, who is now charged as an adult, took part in the murder of a man and then showed off the body to friends.
• Teenager accused of murder will face adult charges (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:31:29 am
  The 16-year-old accused of killing a man and then showing the body to friends has been charged as an adult. Adult charges for teen in murder case Arrest report for Amer Ejak Previous stories on this case
• Swine flu hits Hillsborough's Orient Road Jail (ABC Action News Tampa Bay)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 03:08:20 pm
  Jail officials say they've had two confirmed swine flu cases and dozens more quarantined with respiratory illness.
• Teen charged as adult in show-off slaying held without bail (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 02:00:04 pm
  A 16-year-old accused of killing a Tampa man and then showing off the body to others will be held without bail. Amer Ejak, who was moved from the juvenile detention center to Orient Road Jail on Monday night, will be tried as an adult on first-degree murder charges.
• Juvenile faces trial as adult in Hillsborough show-off murder case (St. Petersburg Times)
  posted on September 28, 2009 at 12:51:33 pm
  TAMPA The 16-year-old co-defendant accused of fatally striking a man with a whiskey bottle and then showing off the body will be tried as an adult on first degree murder charges.
• Sergeant credits Kevlar gloves with saving fingers (The Tampa Tribune)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 08:30:04 pm
  Hillsborough County sheriff's Sgt. Selina O'Nan cringed when she watched a video of an altercation between a group of Orient Road Jail corrections officers and an unruly inmate. The inmate struggled with guards as O'Nan opened a steel door. The inmate then kicked the door, slamming it shut on the sergeant's fingers, crushing two and fracturing a third.
• Riverview man charged with possessing child pornography (South Shore News & Tribune)
  posted on September 23, 2009 at 03:16:44 pm
  A lawn-care business owner was charged with 242 counts of possessing child pornography he downloaded from the Internet to his home computer, an arrest affidavit states. Charles Allen Williams, 59, of 11630 Monette Road, Riverview, was being held in the Orient Road Jail this morning, jail record show. Bail was set at $500,000.