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Hillis released after cutting himself in jail
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An inmate was released on time served after he slashed himself inside his cell while a prisoner at Warren County Jail.The inmate, Jacob Lee Hills, 23, was issued an 11-month, 29-day sentence by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley but released on time served on the charge of contraband in a penal facility and vandalism.He was charged after jailers were alerted to a disturbance in Cellblock A. They were directed to Hill’s cell.“He was lying on the floor in his cell with a large open and bleeding cut to his lower arm,” said corrections officer Johnathon Walter Green. “Nearby was a 12-inch fabricated shank-style knife with blood on the blade.”After providing aid to the bleeding inmate, officers searched the cell and found a broken metal broom handle hidden under his bunk. They also found something else.“Also under the bunk was a metal light frame that had been pulled from the ceiling,” Green said.Hill’s injuries were treated and he was returned to face the warrants for his actions.