Charles McNew & Joshua Vaughn Arrested For Stealing A Jail Cell

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Charles McNew

Kenneth Hanowell

Jessica Ramsey

Two people have been arrested and two others are being sought in connection with the theft of a late 1800s jail cell that was cut up and sold for scrap, Colorado Springs police said Thursday.
The historical one-person jail cell was stolen last month from the Gold Hill Mesa Subdivision.
The jail cell had a long history in Old Colorado City and was a rarity, police said.
Charles McNew, 27, and Joshua Vaughn, 32, were arrested Thursday in connection with the theft, police said.
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McNew was on eight years probation for thefts last year of street light wire in Colorado Springs.
Vaughn was on two years probation for a 2011 burglary at the former Express Inn, where a significant amount of copper electrical components were stolen.

Warrants also were issued for Jessica Ramsey, 23, and Kenneth Hanowell, 22, in connection with the jail cell theft, police said.

http://www.gazette.com/articles/jail...#ixzz1t4hQFfWA

This one-man jail cell from the late 1800s was stolen in March and later cut into scrap metal and sold to recyclers. The cell is believed to be the last of its type in the world

Charles McNew put in a jail cell for allegedly stealing a jail cell

Talk about the circle of life. Charles McNew is currently cooling his heels in a jail cell after being accused of stealing a jail cell -- a vintage one from the 1800s that was believed to be the last of its kind in existence.

It's not anymore, though.
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The cell may not look like anything special, but according to a 2006 article in the Westside Pioneer, it most certainly was. The unit, which weighed approximately five tons, dates to the late 1880s, during a heyday for gold-milling. "They used cells like this as temporary holding tanks for thieves and other unsavory characters before they had other places to put them," Gold Hill Mesa Township LLC's D. Wendall Attig told the Pioneer.
The item was identified on a metal plate as a "Pauly Jail" -- a reference to the Pauly Jail Building Company in St. Louis, which still exists. A history page on its website points out that the firm was founded by P.J. Pauly Sr. way back in 1856, and his great-great grandsons run the outfit today.

Despite this fascinating background, the cell was hardly coveted a few years back. The Pioneer reports that neither the local sheriff's office nor the Old Colorado City Historical Society, among other institutions, chose to take it off the hands of Dave Lippincott, who had been displaying it at his Surplus City outlet in the Gold Mesa Hill subdivision. Moreover, a buyer from Minnesota backed out after having trouble moving the damn thing. But in the end, Gold Hill Mesa Township decided to make it part of an artifacts collection put on display throughout the area.

Then, in March, the cell vanished, and now it's gone for good: The CSPD says it was sold for scrap.

Swiping this behemoth was clearly a big job, which helps explain why four people have been busted in regard to this crime: McNew, 27, who's on eight years probation for boosting street-light wiring last year; Joshua Vaughn, 32, serving two years probation for a 2011 burglary that targeted copper wiring; plus Jessica Ramsey, 23, and Kenneth Hanowell, 22.
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http://blogs.westword.com/latestword..._jail_cell.php

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