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2 Inmates Kill 'Female' Guard; Escape

The Associated Press:
Two Texas inmates working in prison field overpowered a guard Monday and ran her over in a stolen pickup truck, killing the woman as they fled, prison officials said. One inmate was apprehended within an hour, and a manhunt was under way in Huntsville for the second. The missing inmate, Jerry Martin, 37, had been imprisoned since 1997 and was serving a 50-year sentence for attempted murder. Based on his good disciplinary record in prison, Martin was classified as a minimum security inmate and assigned to do field work outside the prison under the supervision of officers. "In this case, obviously, something went wrong," agency spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said.

Posted by Editor at September 25, 2007 01:04 AM