Former inmate gets 15 years for breaking into jail

A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for violating his probation by trying to break into Brevard County jail.

Sylvester Jiles, 25, was caught trying to climb a 12-foot fence at the detention centre in August, just a week after being released following a plea deal on a manslaughter charge. He was rushed to hospital with severe cuts from the barbed wire.



At the time, he begged jail officials to take him back into custody, saying he feared retaliation from the victim's family. But officials refused his request, advising him to file a police report instead.

Jiles was convicted in January of trespassing on jail property and resisting an officer.

There's an interview with Sylvester Jiles explaining why he broke back into jail here.