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Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Pardon.

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Speaker 1: Inmates at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution have reportedly devised

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Speaker 1: a way to provoke Brian Coolberger even though he is

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Speaker 1: currently held in solitary confinement. Sources indicate that inmates have

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Speaker 1: been yelling through the vents linked to his cell block

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Speaker 1: and taking turns to engage in these disruptive antics. Coburger

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Speaker 1: is serving four consecutive life sentences for the murders of

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Speaker 1: four University of Idaho students and is discovering that prison

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Speaker 1: life is far more challenging than he may have anticipated.

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Speaker 1: He resides in solitary confinement within the Restricted J Block,

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Speaker 1: a unit designed for violent offenders. According to a source

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Speaker 1: who spoke to the Daily Mail dot Com, Coburger has

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Speaker 1: become the target of quote relentless campaign of harassment from

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Speaker 1: other inmates. Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective with connection

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Speaker 1: to the prison, told reporters quote it's driving him crazy.

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Speaker 1: He explained that the inmates are tormenting him day and night,

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Speaker 1: yelling at him through the vents and even climbing into

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Speaker 1: the grates to amplify their taunts. The harassment began almost

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Speaker 1: immediately after his arrival at the facility, leaving Coburger feeling

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Speaker 1: quote extremely annoyed and frustrated. McDonagh also noted that Colberger

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Speaker 1: has voice concerns to prison officials about his sleep deprivation

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Speaker 1: due to the harassment. As listed on the Department of

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Speaker 1: Correction's website, he is one of five hundred and thirty

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Speaker 1: five quote volatile male residents at IMSI, alongside figures such

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Speaker 1: as Chad Dabell, a convicted child murderer. His status and

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Speaker 1: solitary confinement likely stems from concerns that other inmates might

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Speaker 1: have tried to harm him to enhance their own reputations.

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Speaker 1: While this isolation protects him from physical harm, it does

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Speaker 1: not shield him from the constant taunting of others. Mcdonnaugh

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Speaker 1: suggests that prison officials are unlikely to intervene as the inmates'

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Speaker 1: actions do not pose a direct physical threat while Coburger

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Speaker 1: remains in solitary. In addition to the harassment, Coburger faces

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Speaker 1: the harsh realities of solitary confinement. He is permitted outside

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Speaker 1: for recreation only once a day, still in restraints, and

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Speaker 1: conveythed only every other day, which is a significant downgrade

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Speaker 1: from his previous conditions at the Laytau County jail. During

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Speaker 1: his trial, though he ultimately reached a plea deal, prosecutors

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Speaker 1: were convinced of his guilt from the beginning. I knew

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Speaker 1: he was guilty, stated Ashley Jennings, senior deputy prosecutor of

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Speaker 1: Layta County, where the trial was moved. She expressed satisfaction

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Speaker 1: that Coberger's own words confirmed their suspicions. Leaytau County Prosecutor

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Speaker 1: Bill Thompson said he also was fully prepared for the

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Speaker 1: trial and had been working tirelessly in the lead up

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Speaker 1: to the proceedings that were eventually abandoned. Following Coberger's plea

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Speaker 1: deal and sentencing, various documents from the investigation have been urged,

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Speaker 1: including crime scene photos that have upset the victim's families. Obviously,

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Speaker 1: Thompson clarified that the release of these materials was beyond

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Speaker 1: their control, indicating a fundamental disagreement between the prosecution and

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Speaker 1: Moscow's legal counsel regarding what should be made public. He

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Speaker 1: emphasized their concern for the privacy of the survivors and

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Speaker 1: the victim's families, suggesting that such decisions are complex and

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Speaker 1: sensitive or crime and justice news. After this, a woman

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Speaker 1: from Florida was taken into custody for elder abuse after

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Speaker 1: bringing her father to the hospital where he was covered

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Speaker 1: with human waste and infested with maggots. According to law

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Speaker 1: enforcement officials, Pamela Reynolds, fifty four, identified herself as the

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Speaker 1: caregiver for her elderly father when questioned by police while

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Speaker 1: he received treatment for multiple serious health issues. The arrest

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Speaker 1: report review that Reynold's father, whose age was not disclosed,

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Speaker 1: was battling several medical conditions, including heart failure. Medical staff

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Speaker 1: at the hospital informed police that the man was suffering

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Speaker 1: from necrosis, was covered in feces, and was severely malnourished.

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Speaker 1: Reynold's claim to authorities that she had not moved her

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Speaker 1: father from his recliner for more than two months. By

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Speaker 1: the time police arrived at the hospital, Reynolds's father had

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Speaker 1: received medical attention for his injuries and they were cleaning

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Speaker 1: him up. Upon entering the intensive care unit, an officer

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Speaker 1: noted a strong odor of decaying flesh coming from the patient.

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Speaker 1: The man was described as quote unable to move himself.

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Speaker 1: The officer observed multiple injuries that were documented by the

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Speaker 1: crime scene technicians, including a wound that was described as

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Speaker 1: the size of a soft ball and a black and

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Speaker 1: yellow tissue coming from that area filled with puss. Hospital

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Speaker 1: personnel reported to police that the man's right hip injury

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Speaker 1: had turned acrost and when he was admitted, the wound

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Speaker 1: was infested with maggots. When questioned by police, Reynolds insisted

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Speaker 1: that she regularly bathed her father with soap and water

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Speaker 1: and provided him with food and medicine. She admitted to

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Speaker 1: than two months due to a transportation issue. Reynolds claimed

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Speaker 1: injuries that were affecting her father. After an unsuccessful attempt

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Speaker 1: to take him to the hospital in April, she finally

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Speaker 1: observed that he had a high heart rate. According to

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Speaker 1: the report, the elderly man was able to communicate with

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Speaker 1: stating that he had been in the chair for several months. Reynolds,

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Speaker 1: who reportedly became emotional during her police interview. Was arrested

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Speaker 1: on August four and charged with one count of neglect

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Speaker 1: of elderly or disabled adults causing great bodily harm. She

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Speaker 1: is currently being held at the Escambia County Jail on

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Speaker 1: a ten thousand dollars bond and is set to appear

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Speaker 1: in court on August twenty two. For the latest crime

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