Report: Prison guard failed drug test before standoff

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     DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) An Arkansas Department of Correction report says a former prison guard tested positive for marijuana hours after taking over a tower at the Delta Regional Unit in Dermott for about 12 hours.

     The report obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says 24-year-old Devante McCarter reported to work Oct. 1 nearly two hours late and appeared dazed, then climbed into a tower he was not assigned to man where he stayed with a gun and ammunition.

     Officials have said McCarter made no demands and no shots were fired, but refused to come down. He came down about 7:45 p.m. and was arrested and has since been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.

     McCarter was fired Oct. 10 for failing a drug test, failure to relinquish a post when ordered, and other policy violations.




   

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