Medical emergency alerts Sand Springs police of attempted jailbreak by 3 inmates

A medical emergency at the Sand Springs jail resulted in officers catching inmates in the act of a potential jailbreak.

Wednesday, May 28th 2025, 1:41 pm

By: Drake Johnson

A medical emergency alerts Sand Springs police officers to an attempted jailbreak while it's happening.

Sand Springs police say they were responding to an inmate at their holding area who wasn't breathing.

Two other inmates were moved out of the way, and while tending to him, they noticed a ceiling panel was out of place.

After the emergency was taken care of, they checked surveillance video and found that the three inmates had been trying to remove the ceiling tile and climb out of the holding cell.

All three inmates are now facing additional charges of trying to escape.

Drake Johnson

Drake Johnson is a Digital Content Producer at Griffin Media. He joined the team in July 2021 after graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in journalism. Drake is a longtime Oklahoman, growing up in Owasso and graduating from OHS in 2016. When not covering the news, he enjoys watching the Sooners and OKC Thunder, plus spending time with family and friends in the state and traveling across the country.