Inmate escaped his jail cell using a pencil to manipulate the door’s locking mechanism
Published date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:21:38 +0700An inmate used a pencil to manipulate his cell-door lock before walking out of a South Carolina detention centre and escaping over a barbed-wire fence.
CCTV footage shows Charles Alexander Dieterich, 30, lifting the cell door, inserting a pencil into the locking mechanism and sliding it open on September 1.
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Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA |
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01/09/2026 |
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VRP184016 |
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