A Palm Beach County jail inmate said deputies left him locked inside a hot car for 11 hours after a court appearance, and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirms two deputies are now on administrative leave.
Devante Bray, who is awaiting trial on battery charges and probation violations, said the incident happened April 15. He said he was escorted to a squad car after a court appearance in downtown West Palm Beach, shackled in the backseat, and transported back to jail, where he said deputies left him for hours.
According to former deputies familiar with the prisoner transport system, Bray should have been brought directly to the sally port at the rear of the jail complex and then taken to his cell…