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2026-09-17 19:32
South Carolina Inmate Uses Pencil To Pull Off Daring MacGyver Style Jail Cell Escape #shorts
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- ABC NewsLean left
New video shows a South Carolina inmate using a pencil to escape his jail cell. After using the pencil to pop the cell door open, the 30-year-old man walked outside and scaled barbed-wire fence. He was soon captured and returned to his cell in less than 30 minutes.
Watch at youtube.com → - New York PostLean right
On September 1, an inmate named Charles Alexander Dieterich escaped from his cell at the Chesterfield County Detention Center in South Carolina by manipulating the locking mechanism with a pencil.
Watch at youtube.com → - Fox NewsRight
An inmate escaped his jail cell using a pencil to manipulate the door's lock in Chesterfield, South Carolina. #foxnews #news #us #fox Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it. Become a Fox News Patriot today.
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ABC NewsLean left
Inmate escaped jail by using pencil, South Carolina police say
Watch at youtube.com →Fox NewsRight
Inmate uses pencil to ESCAPE South Carolina jail cell #shorts #foxnews #us
Watch at youtube.com →New York PostLean right
South Carolina Inmate Uses Pencil To Pull Off Daring MacGyver Style Jail Cell Escape #shorts
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South Carolina Inmate Uses Pencil To Pull Off Daring MacGyver Style Jail Cell Escape
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