WEATHERFORD, Texas (AP) — Authorities say several inmates at a Texas jail broke out of a holding cell to help save an armed guard after they saw him lose consciousness.
WFAA-TV (http://bit.ly/29my0Eo ) reports the jailer continues to recover from an apparent heart attack. The June 23 incident was captured on surveillance video at the district courts building in Weatherford.
At least eight inmates were in a basement holding cell when the lone guard slumped and fell. Inmates yelled for help, broke out of the cell and banged on doors.
Sheriff’s deputies rushed to the basement, corralled the inmates back into the cell and summoned paramedics, who revived the guard.
Parker County sheriff’s Capt. Mark Arnett cited the inmates’ quick response, saying 15 minutes could have passed before a staff member found the guard.
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When the coverage dies down, will they all be socked with additional charges?
Yes, these inmates were definitely risking their lives in the process of saving this man’s life. Things could have easily gone terribly wrong when the reinforcements arrived.
So, kudos to the inmates for their bravery, and congratulations on staying human in a dehumanizing situation.
And kudos to the responding reinforcements for showing some restraint, and not reflexively assuming the worst and reacting with violence when they saw that the inmates were loose and the guard was unconscious.
That was way more heartwarming than a kitten video.
The profound humanity on display here is the perfect counter-programming for the ongoing Dallas news deluge.
Hope this will gets some more play in the MSM (although not very optimistic on that).
Nice to see after a very difficult week, but is anyone else troubled by how easily the inmates were able to escape from the cell?