{"id":180641,"date":"2026-03-06T11:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180641\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:44:21","slug":"florida-inmates-sexy-port-a-potty-break-at-jail-bbq-lands-him-new-felony-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180641\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida inmate&#8217;s sexy port-a-potty break at jail BBQ lands him new felony charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 What was supposed to be a routine jail barbecue assignment turned into a not-so-great escape plan for one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ircsheriff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indian River County<\/a> inmate.<\/p>\n<p>According to an arrest report, 26-year-old Hartley Elliot Sanchez is now facing a felony charge of prisoner escape or attempt to escape after deputies say he wandered off during a jail event and ended up inside a portable toilet with a woman.<\/p>\n<p>Sanchez, listed as an unsentenced trustee, had been assigned to help serve food at a jail BBQ when things took a detour, deputies wrote in their report.<\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video reviewed by investigators reportedly shows Sanchez leaving his food-serving duties, walking behind a boat display near the port-a-potties, and speaking with two women.<\/p>\n<p> One of the women is seen entering a portable toilet, and moments later, Sanchez is observed going inside after checking to see if anyone was watching, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, both exited separately.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned, Sanchez allegedly admitted to having sex with the woman in the port-a-potty, and even told deputies to \u201clook at the video,\u201d according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/florida-news-judge-rules-red-light-camera-tickets-unconstitutional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Judge dismisses red-light camera ticket, rules law is unconstitutional<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators later identified the woman as a former inmate after reviewing camera footage and comparing it to booking photos, deputies wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Sanchez has now been charged with one count of prisoner escape or attempted escape under Florida Statute 944.40 and is being held without bond.<\/p>\n<p>While this may not have been a Hollywood-style jailbreak, authorities say leaving an assigned work area while in custody \u2014 even briefly \u2014 can qualify as an escape attempt under Florida law.<\/p>\n<p>Moral of the story: If you\u2019re assigned to the food line at a jail BBQ, stick to the burgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 What was supposed to be a routine jail barbecue assignment turned into a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-180641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}