Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says his department’s new Web site is already paying big dividends.
A child molestation suspect has been arrested in Colorado thanks to the “most wanted” section of the site.
Cox credits tips from the site with the arrest of 25-year-old James Gregory Lightner in Summit County, Colorado.
He says Lightner will be extradited once his waiver has been signed or ordered.
The department launched the web site on January 25.
A Livingston County detainee was taken to the hospital twice with what appeared to be a serious medical condition last week. Now officials say the inmate was faking his illness in an attempt to get released from custody. Officers and prosecutors are conferring on possible criminal charges.
The Livingston County Jail will be vacant for the next few days. Sheriff Cox says they’re taking advantage of a relatively small jail population to so some maintenance work on several items, including the heating and cooling system. Cox says 25 detainees have been moved to two nearby county jail facilities until work is completed around mid-week in Chillicothe.