Rikers inmate bolts from guards, scales fence in escape attempt

THE BRONX, N.Y. — An inmate at the Rikers Island jail complex got away from guards and spent about a half-hour on the roof of a building Tuesday evening, officials told PIX11 News on Wednesday. Two Department of Correction officers were escorting the man around 7:15 p.m. when he ran off, climbed a fence and [...]