Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(AP)Inmates at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor, North Carolina, overpowered correctional staff and seized parts of the facility early Monday morning. The takeover began around 5 a.m. with three guards and 88 inmates inside, resulting in two guards being taken captive while a third escaped. Negotiations led to the release of 18 inmates and the two captive guards around 9:30 a.m., with officials stating the guards were released "without further injury." Another large group of inmates was released shortly after, though the exact number remaining in the jail was not specified by authorities. Local, state, and federal authorities responded to the incident, establishing a secure perimeter and assuring the public there was no immediate threat. In fullAuthorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guardsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Inmates take at least two guards captive during jail takeover, sheriff says
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(AP)Inmates at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor, North Carolina, overpowered correctional staff and seized parts of the facility early Monday morning. The takeover began around 5 a.m. with three guards and 88 inmates inside, resulting in two guards being taken captive while a third escaped. Negotiations led to the release of 18 inmates and the two captive guards around 9:30 a.m., with officials stating the guards were released "without further injury." Another large group of inmates was released shortly after, though the exact number remaining in the jail was not specified by authorities. Local, state, and federal authorities responded to the incident, establishing a secure perimeter and assuring the public there was no immediate threat. In fullAuthorities end a takeover at a North Carolina jail hours after inmates overpowered the guardsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
