Inmate recaptured after fleeing courtroom

Fredrick Dabner. Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department

An inmate trying to flee the Bartholomew County Courthouse was Tased and is now facing additional charges.

The incident happened at just after 3  p.m. Monday afternoon, when the inmate, 32-year-old Fredrick Dabner of Seymour, began waving his hands in the air while making an appearance in the Child Support courtroom. Dabner then allegedly pushed past a corrections officer and ran out of the courtroom, according to Judy Jackson spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department..

Corrections Officer Tim Claburn was at the courthouse security desk. saw the situation unfolding on camera and intercepted Dabner — hitting him with the Taser before the inmate could make it outside. An Indiana State Police trooper and a sheriff’s deputy arrived to assist in Dabner’s recapture.

Dabner had originally been in jail on a court order for failing to pay child support. He is facing new charges of resisting law enforcement and escape.