Combative inmate breaks free only to fall down elevator shaft

An inmate fighting with sheriff's deputies at the Stanislaus County Jail in downtown Modesto on Friday morning crashed through elevator doors and fell one story, according to a fire official. Deke Farrow/jfarrow@modbee.com An inmate fighting deputies at the Stanislaus County jail Friday morning broke free from them and slammed into third-floor elevator doors, which came off their tracks, allowing the man to fall 10 feet onto the top of the elevator car below, the sheriff said.