Trials & Litigation
Flooded courtrooms closed; deluge blamed on defendant accused of breaking sprinkler in holding cell
Seven courtrooms were shut down at a South Florida courthouse after a defendant in a fourth-floor holding cell broke a sprinkler and flooded the floor below.
The accused inmate, Acacio Carreira, 32, was originally facing a burglary and theft case but is now expected to be charged as well with tampering with fire equipment at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami, WPLG reports.
It isn’t clear from the article how long it will take to clean up the courtrooms.
