Man released from jail returns with hammer, vandalizes building and vehicle: sheriff

Man released from jail returns with hammer,

A Maryland man who had recently been released from a Stafford County jail returned with a hammer and vandalized the building and a vehicle just hours later, officials say.

STAFFORD, Va. - A Maryland man who had recently been released from a Stafford County jail returned with a hammer and vandalized the building and a vehicle just hours later, officials say.

Authorities say it happened at the Rappahannock Regional Jail early Sunday morning. The man was released just after 1:10 a.m., but surveillance cameras captured him returning just before 3:25 a.m. armed with a hammer.

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Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Officials say the man busted windows in a jail vehicle and in a magistrate’s office door before fleeing the scene.

Sheriff’s officials say they caught the man a short time later. They say he admitted to the vandalism at the prison and at a business nearby.