An inmate in the Baxter County Detention Center is facing additional charges after he attempted to escape his cell by kicking open his cell door.
According to the probable cause affidavit, on June 11, 35-year-old Mason Alexander Grant, who was incarcerated in the G hall Cell #1 of the Baxter County Detention Center, allegedly began to yell loudly and kick the door of his cell. Investigators say video evidence from a nearby camera showed the door bowing and a piece of the door bouncing as it was being kicked by Grant.
After several kicks, the door popped open and Grant was observed walk into the hallway. Deputies could see Grant walking into the tower area of the jail where he encountered several members of the jail staff and escorted back to his cell.
Investigators state during a recorded call between Grant and an unknown female, he admitted to “raising hell” and “kicking the door,” causing it to open. Jail staff state Grant continued to yell and cause a disturbance after being he was put back into his cell.
Grant was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison after he chose to take a plea deal instead of going to trial for possession of methamphetamine and items of paraphernalia used to ingest the drug. He also has criminal charges in Greene, Izard and Jefferson counties, including being required to register as a sex offender in Greene County after being convicted of a second-degree sexual assault in early December 2007.
Grant remains in the Baxter County Detention Center and faces additional felony charges of third-degree escape and impairing the operation of a vital government facility. His bond was set at $25,000.
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