VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) – An inmate inside the Vigo County Courthouse jumped from an upper-level floor Friday morning.

Our News 10 crew was at the courthouse when they report they heard a female scream and then saw the male inmate on the floor of the main level. Our crew was on the fourth floor of the courthouse and they were told the male inmate jumped from the third floor.

“You know when someone made that decision to jump over that railing, obviously it was something clear out of left-field,” said Vigo County Sheriff, Greg Ewing.

Courthouse-edited (WTHI blacked out where inmate fell, inmate was conscious)

The inmate has been identified as Charles Maffioli, 41 of Terre Haute. Maffioli was in Division 3 Friday morning facing charges of dealing in meth, maintaining a common nuisance, dumping controlled substance waste, possession of meth and possession of paraphernalia.

Maffioli’s hands and feet were chained. The deputy escorting him tried to intervene but was too late.

“A lot of courts have taken in the video arraignments, which keeps us from having to move people, perhaps that is a conversation I need to strike with the judges to utilize that system a little bit more, and come up with a game plan to prevent it, but if someone is hell-bent it’s kind of hard,” said Ewing.

Maffioli is in stable but critical condition after undergoing emergency surgery.News 10 has edited the photo included with the story.