Sheriff’s Office: Inmate used bedsheets, water bottle in escape attempt

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Two Morgan County Jail inmates are facing new charges after deputies say they tried to escape using a rope made of bedding and towels.

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office says the attempted escape occurred in the recreation yard of the Morgan County Jail on August 4.

Deputies say corrections officers at the jail saw an inmate in the yard throw a rope-like object up the yard’s 30-foot wall to the roof of the jail, while another inmate watched the door.

The sheriff’s office says corrections officers quickly stopped the inmates. The guards discovered the makeshift rope was made of bedsheets, a blanket, towels, and a water bottle.

Orlandis Ray Bates, Jr., 22, of Decatur, is now being charged with first-degree escape. Deputies identified him as the inmate who threw the rope. They say he was in jail for burglary/robbery charges.

Trevor Lee Warren, 21, of Huntsville is now being charged with permitting or facilitating first-degree escape. Deputies identified him as the inmate who watched the door. They say he was in jail on receiving stolen property charges.

Both men are still in the Morgan County Jail.

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