FLORIDA — A Florida inmate is facing additional charges after authorities say he briefly escaped custody during a public event to meet a woman for a sexual encounter.
According to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Hartley E. Sanchez of Vero Beach was arrested March 4 and charged with prisoner escape or attempted escape. Sanchez was already being held in jail on charges including resisting arrest, drug possession and theft.
Officials said Sanchez had been assigned to work the serving line during an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office barbecue event when he allegedly left his post without permission…