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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/21/vir....ap/index.html
Summary: Inmate is escorted from jail at 2:30 this morning to an emergency room because of a sprained ankle, apparantly by only one prison guard. Inmate overpowers prison escort at hospital, knocks him out, takes his gun, shoots and kills hospital security guard, and flees. While headed into the woods is intercepted by County Deputy. Shoots and kills Deputy..
The inmate is a 24-y.o. who has been homeless and unable to hold a job since graduating high school. In jail for attempted robbery of a convenience store last year.. (He and his pal approached the door of the store in hoods holding shotguns only to find the store had been locked up for the night - the clerk, who had just locked the placed up, saw them from inside and called the cops.)
The murdered deputy had won a merit of valor award three years ago for his actions under fire. He had a wife and twin 8-y.o. daughters..
About 15 yrs ago before I got into the computer field, I was a prison guard for a couple of years.. I did a lot of these hospital escorts and there were always 2 officers on every escort.. I was always alert and aware of my surroundings while in public with the prisoner, constantly looking for any way that the security of the inmate could be compromised and taking extra care to make sure he was always restrained properly.
I cant imagine the guilt that this prison guard must feel right now, knowing that his failure to do his job properly resulted in the deaths of two people.
Summary: Inmate is escorted from jail at 2:30 this morning to an emergency room because of a sprained ankle, apparantly by only one prison guard. Inmate overpowers prison escort at hospital, knocks him out, takes his gun, shoots and kills hospital security guard, and flees. While headed into the woods is intercepted by County Deputy. Shoots and kills Deputy..
The inmate is a 24-y.o. who has been homeless and unable to hold a job since graduating high school. In jail for attempted robbery of a convenience store last year.. (He and his pal approached the door of the store in hoods holding shotguns only to find the store had been locked up for the night - the clerk, who had just locked the placed up, saw them from inside and called the cops.)
The murdered deputy had won a merit of valor award three years ago for his actions under fire. He had a wife and twin 8-y.o. daughters..
About 15 yrs ago before I got into the computer field, I was a prison guard for a couple of years.. I did a lot of these hospital escorts and there were always 2 officers on every escort.. I was always alert and aware of my surroundings while in public with the prisoner, constantly looking for any way that the security of the inmate could be compromised and taking extra care to make sure he was always restrained properly.
I cant imagine the guilt that this prison guard must feel right now, knowing that his failure to do his job properly resulted in the deaths of two people.
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