Utah inmate tries to escape with ‘bomb’ made from toilet paper rolls, headphone wires and eraser

CEDAR CITY, Utah — The Iron County sheriff’s office said an inmate tried to escape from a correctional facility by fashioning a fake bomb. Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Pallesen said the 28-year-old inmate cornered an officer in a lobby while holding what looked like a silver device with a red detonator.

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