A 22-year-old Clarkridge man who has been charged in incidents that took place on April 5 and April 20 was set to appear by video hookup in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday (May 19) but refused to leave his cell.
The initial charges filed against Caide McCoy Curry included residential burglary, two counts of breaking or entering, two counts of theft of property and voyeurism.
His newer charges include 2nd degree escape and impairing the operations of a vital public facility filed after he tried to fight his way out of the Baxter County Detention Center on April 20th.
His defense attorney Ben Burnett has filed petitions for mental examinations to determine if Curry is fit to proceed and can understand the criminal nature of his acts. Orders for those exams were issued April 24.
INITIAL EVENT
According to the probable cause affidavit, three calls were made to 911 in a 21-minute span on April 5 to report thefts in the Clarkridge area.
One of the victims reported he was holding a suspect who was later identified as Curry.
Curry had been released from jail on April 4 just before midnight in an unrelated case and was transported to his home along County Road 36 in the Clarkridge area by family members.
At some point after being returned home, and unbeknownst to his family, Curry took a number of items from their residence and left on foot.
Curry was reported to be living with his father and grandparents. His grandfather told investigators that Curry did not “understand that it is wrong to take other people’s belongings.”
The grandfather said he did not want to press charges related to items taken from his home. According to the probable cause affidavit, the property was all returned.
Curry is reported to have told investigators that he “did not take this stuff to get in trouble.”
A non-family victim reported his ATV missing along with a gun from his truck. When Curry was found, he was wearing the man’s red riding boots.
Another 911 caller reported she had run a male off at gunpoint after catching him looking into her window. She reported she watched Curry leave her property and walk down Baxter County Road 479 in the direction of State Highway 201 North.
Curry is also accused of breaking into a house and an unoccupied camper trailer. There was nothing reported stolen from the camper. The victim said the camper was used only for recreational purposes and was left unlocked.
JAIL FIGHT AND FLIGHT
On April 20, members of the jail staff were feeding the inmates breakfast. When an inmate receives the meal the electronic identification bracelet is scanned and a record is made of the activity.
When the jailers reached the isolation cell where Curry was being held, they had to open the door to scan the identification bracelet.
After the door was opened, Curry is reported to have attempted to “pry his way out of the cell.” The jailers attempted to get Curry back in his cell but he managed to squeeze past them and fled down the corridor and into an area under the dispatch tower.
He then fled into the booking area and attempted to vault over the counter. Jailers and other sheriff’s office personnel were eventually able to regain control of the inmate.
Curry was placed in a restraint chair while his cell was cleaned and he was then returned to the cell.
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