DECATUR, Ga. (Reuters) - Ben Rogozensky had hoped not to drop into court this week.
But that's exactly what happened on Monday when the 31-year-old inmate fell more than 10 feet through a ceiling crawl space during a botched escape at the DeKalb County courthouse outside Atlanta.
Rogozensky landed in the middle of State Court Judge J. Antonio DelCampo's chambers while the judge was having his computer serviced by a technician, said Mikki Jones, a spokeswoman for the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department.
Rogozensky was recaptured shortly after dashing into an adjoining corridor.
Jones said that Rogozensky, who was awaiting a hearing on charges of obstructing officers and giving false information, tried to flee after being taken to an empty jury room to confer with his lawyer.
He used a stool in a nearby bathroom to climb into the ceiling, she said.
