US prison releases man on basis of fax sent from nearby shop

Post by **117** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:19 pm

A prisoner in the US state of Kentucky was mistakenly freed after a phoney fax ordering his release was sent from a nearby grocery store.

Timothy Rouse, 19, was being held on charges of assault and robbery.

The fax ordering his release claimed to be from the state supreme court, but was riddled with spelling errors and had no letterhead.

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Post by **fac51** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:49 pm

dear god i bet the people who released him are skint from all the phishing emails they get.

vinnieza · Post by **vinnieza** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:15 pm

lol edd

Humm, whoever allowed the release i bet is in a bit of trouble