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Jamie Tracy carefully plotted an attempt to escape from the Posey County Jail last week, but he failed landing him deeper into a pit of trouble that began with cocaine.
Tracy was arrested on August 30, by Posey County Sheriff Deputy Tom Latham for dealing in cocaine, possession of marijuana and offering false evidence of identity.
Because of the severity of the charges, he was denied bail.
Since the time of his arrest, Tracy has made himself somewhat of a nuisance in the jail community. Because of his first attempt to escape, he was placed on escape watch. He had just recently been placed in general population.
On October 4, he took his nuances to a whole new level when he made a feeble attempt at an escape.
Jail Officer Erin Wolfe was picking up trays from cells when she was handled a note from one of the prisoners in Cell 1. The note stated that inmate Tracy has hidden from the jail officers when the occupants of Cell 1 was called in from outdoor recreation for their evening meal.
Corporal Nathan Whitler and Jail Officer Adam Bigge investigated what the note had said. They discovered that Tracy had remained outside and was hiding in the blind spot of the security camera in the southeast corner of the recreation yard.
Corporal Whitler and Jail Officer Bigge then entered the yard through the northwest access door near Cell 4.
Tracy tried to hide in the doorway of Cell 6, but Jail Officer Bigge ordered him out of the doorway. Corporal Whitler ordered him to place his hands behind his back. Tracy was then cuffed, shackled and searched for any contraband. The officers did not find anything on his person.
Tracy was then placed in a padded cell.
Jail Officer Wolfe then searched Tracy’s bunk. She discovered that a human sized dummy made of the items from Tracy’s box of personal effects was meant to deceive the jail personnel into thinking he was in his bed.
Tracy was then written up for jail rule violations including escape or attempting escape, disrupting or attempting to disrupt the order of the jail and being in an unauthorized area or opening a closed door.
Jail officers recommended that Tracy be placed in segregation and that he not be permitted in the recreation yard for the remainder of his time in the Posey County Jail.
Jail officers also noted an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Lawrence County, Ill.
Tracy is next scheduled to appear in court on October 24, at 1:30 p.m. where he will be sentenced on drug related charges. Local law enforcement officials are working to get that date moved up.