Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports an inmate held in the Page County Jail, escaped Saturday morning, but was quickly apprehended by Clarinda Police with help from the public. Just after 9-a.m., 34-year old inmate Timothy Dean Curphey scaled the Clarinda Jail’s exercise yard fence. Palmer said inmates were out for one of the two State mandated one-hour periods for the week. Curphey was on the outside of the fence in less than 1 ½ minutes from the time inmates were let out into the fence enclosed exercise area. Once on the ground, he ran east. Immediately Law Enforcement began searching the area for him.

Timothy Dean Curphey

Curphey was apprehended approximately 1 ½ blocks east of the Sheriff’s office in approximately 5 minutes from the time he was outside of the fence on the ground. Curphey was being held on probation violation from an original charge of possession of a controlled substance, the bond for which is $5,000. He had been arrested at the Adams County Jail when once his time was served or his case was finished on charges in Adams County.

Curphey was being held on Federal charges of Distribution of Methamphetamine, for which there is no bond. A Federal detainer on theFederal charge was placed on Curphey on June 14, 2018. His new charges are Escape from custody (class D Felony), Criminal mischief 4th degree (serious misdemeanor). The man was being held without bond in the Page County Jail on those charges. More charges on Curphey stemming from the escape are possible.