Call a plumber: Inmate allegedly clogs jail toilet with sheet

MAQUOKETA, Iowa Another inmate stuffed a sheet in a toilet at the Jackson County Detention Center, resulting in a professional plumber call.

Sheriff Russ Kettmann said David Ostrander, 19, of Maquoketa was seen on video surveillance stuffing an orange sheet down the toilet. The toilet did not overflow, but jail officials said it caused problems in the sewer system in another location.

Ostrander was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief. The cost of the plumber's services was $225.

Kettmann said the video shows Ostrander taking the orange sheet off his mattress and tossing it into the hallway. Another inmate, Colin Even, is show retrieving the sheet and handing it back to Ostrander. The inmate puts it under the head of his mattress.

Then, Even and another inmate, Brad Carson, stand on a bench, apparently in an attempt to prevent the camera from seeing Ostrander, the sheriff said.

The video shows Ostrander stuffing the sheet down the toilet and the three inmates laughing.

This is the second incident. Another inmate stuffed a sheet down the toilet earlier this year.

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Call a plumber: Inmate allegedly clogs jail toilet with sheet