Inmate Takes Money With Jail Phone Glitch

Tavares, Florida - Authorities say a Lake County inmate took advantage of a glitch in the jail’s phone system, eventually banking enough money in his trust account to cover his bond. Lake County Sheriff’s officials said that 32-year-old Larry Stone made a call that didn’t go through in early July, He noticed his inmate account was credited for more money than the call cost. He repeated the process 77 times, accumulating $1,250 in his inmate trust account. He used the cash to bond out of jail.  More