Authorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guards
Authorities said 88 inmates and three guards were inside when the takeover began, and all staff and inmates were later accounted for.
- On Monday, inmates at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor seized control of the facility, taking two correctional officers hostage before law enforcement negotiated their safe release.
- Inmates assaulted on-duty staff at the 88-inmate facility at 5 a.m. Monday, prompting an immediate response from local, state, and federal agencies including the FBI and State Bureau of Investigation.
- Around 9:30 a.m., negotiations secured the release of the two hostage guards and 18 inmates, while a third officer escaped shortly after the takeover began.
- By early afternoon, law enforcement cleared the facility and transferred all inmates to other locations, with authorities reporting no fatalities and minimal injuries.
- Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin pledged an investigation into the facility's conditions and management, noting that concerns regarding inmate treatment will be addressed once operations stabilize.
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Authorities regain control of North Carolina jail after inmates take two guards hostage
An inmate takeover of a North Carolina jail was resolved Monday after the negotiated release of two guards who were taken hostage and the transfer of all its inmates, authorities said.
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