Inmates come to guard's aid in jail attack
(CNN) -- Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.
Moon, 64, was no match for Douglas Burden, 24, in custody on various drug charges. With Moon still in his chair, Burden put him in a choke hold and pulled tight.
And then, surveillance video of the Monday attack showed, other in
More..mates jumped into the fray.
But the other inmates joined the fight on the guard's side, pulling Burden away from Moon and punching him in the head. One inmate grabbed Moon's radio and called for back-up. The inmates held Burden down until other guards arrived as one of them extended a hand to help Moon up, according to the video.
Col. James Previtera, commander of Hillsborough County's Department of Detention Services, told reporters he believed that the inmates "saved the deputy's life."
"The response of the inmates in this case, I think, speaks volumes as to the fact that we treat these men and women ... in our facilities with a lot of respect," Previtera said.
Previtera said that Burden was moved to administrative confinement after the attack and that Moon was not seriously hurt. Less..
Added: Nov 5 2009 In: news_politics
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Well that's certainly a surprising twist. Good for these guys.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "scumsberg" (R)
Any rewards for those guys??
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "1Fat_bastard" (R)
****er read only three of the four rescuer's charges.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "whosethebosh" (R)
The Majority of Inmates in a Local Jail are Decent People ....I would Think that this could happen at ours here, also....That and the Fact that the other Guys don't want thier few Priveleges taken away because of one Ashls Actions ....Prisoners have thier own set of Rules, and ways to deal with those that don't keep things calm ....They just want to do thier time, and get Out.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "Cementhead" (R)
There's some good in just about everyone. A lot of people in prison are basically good person's who turned to crime to get by or because they can't get work. I hope they like the feeling of doing something good and keep it up when they get out.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "EventHorizon2012" (R)
Nice job
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "brad101" (R)
300 lbs of BAM !
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "tncobra" (R)
one black, one asian, one white, one latin.....
i guess we can all just get along.
Naa F^ck that, lets have an e-fight..good morning LL
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "da17th-letta" (R)
i guess we can all just get along.
Naa F^ck that, lets have an e-fight..good morning LL
small wonders do happen?
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "OzzyGodsmack" (R)
Should get a reduced sentance for that.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "djwulff" (R)
No, just reposts!
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "rjmain" (R)
hope the guard dont hurt himself with all the self induced backpatting
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "tutoch" (R)
Good point.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "Simon_W" (B)
If this was a Federal Prison and they were in for Life, this would have been a different story for the Deputy...
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "mbjr25" (R)
Nice to see the good side. Maybe these guys are truly remorseful for their crimes.
Posted Nov-5-2009 by "brad27" (R)