Inmates Take Control of North Carolina Detention Center, Leading to Hostage Situation
Inmates seized control of parts of the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Bertie County, North Carolina, early Monday morning, assaulting on-duty correctional staff and taking two officers hostage. The incident began around 5 a.m. EST, involving 88 inmates and three guards inside the facility. Local, state, and federal authorities responded to the scene.
Inmates took control of the facility and took hostages at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Bertie County, North Carolina, early Monday morning. The disturbance began around 5 a.m. EST, with inmates assaulting on-duty correctional staff and seizing control of portions of the jail. At the time of the takeover, there were 88 inmates and three guards inside the facility, and two correctional officers were taken captive. Local, state, and federal authorities responded to the incident.
According to wtop.com, negotiations led to the release of 18 inmates and the two guards at approximately 9:30 a.m. The two released guards were released without further injury. Another large group of inmates was released shortly after the initial release. One guard escaped during the incident, according to wtop.com.
Law enforcement officers entered the facility and seized control, ending the siege hours after it began, according to triblive. Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin stated there was no immediate threat to the general public, according to wtop.com.
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