Crime & Safety
Complaint: Jail Inmate Threatens Guard Over Pants
180-pound inmate gets upset with a guard who will not let him wear 3XL pants, according to complaint.
A 180-pound Waukesha County Jail inmate is facing charges after he threatened a guard who refused to let him wear 3XL size pants, according to a criminal complaint.
Rodney R. Jett, 46, was charged in on Tuesday with one count of disorderly conduct. If convicted, he faces up to 90 days in jail and $1,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On Feb. 10, Jett was given a new uniform, but demanded a size 3XL pants despite not needing them. A correctional officer told him to put on the uniform and they would make size adjustments if needed, but Jett still refused to put on the pants and threatened the guard.
The officer called for backup and staff was able to get Jett back into his cell.
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The officer told investigators Jett has threatened him on multiple occasions in the past, saying he planned to kill him and smash out all of his car windows once released from jail because he knows all of the cars the officer drives. When asked by investigators why he would make such threats, Jett said “I don’t care about no law.”
Jett was assigned a $100 bond during his initial appearance Tuesday.
