(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.
8 Comments
sholewhat do you mean "why?"
i like it whenever steretypes are suspended and normal human decency steps in
extra dessert for everyone
MycroftHomlzPerhaps I have watched too many episodes of the Wire, but my first thought was that it was coordinated to bring down the jail time of the felons awaiting sentencing. Maybe they convinced Burden to do it...
gorillamanGod damn it. It was only the other day I was reading about a prisoner who averted a planned gang rape of a guard and now this. Fascists deserve what they get. Stop standing in the way of justice.
marinarai have a similar post, but duckman33's post is better to watch. congrats.
Payback...and people wonder why a 64-year-old non-smoker buys a carton a day.
alizarin"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.
It's like the good Samaritan story but then instead of the injured traveler thanking him he claims he was saved because how well his people treat those stinky Samaritans.
alizarinI've visited homeless kids in the various county jails around Tampa and they are definitely sub-par in the "respect" department.
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