(AP) – Several Arkansas prison inmates who stole keys from
correction officers and held them in part of the facility also had a Taser, and
another prison key was found on a bus after the inmates were sent to another
facility following the incident, according to documents released by the state.The documents provided to The Associated Press under an open records request,
show that, Arkansas Department of Correction Director Wendy Kelley told other
prison officials the inmates who held the three officers for three hours at the
Maximum Security Unit in Tucker Monday had also taken a Taser and other
equipment.
correction officers and held them in part of the facility also had a Taser, and
another prison key was found on a bus after the inmates were sent to another
facility following the incident, according to documents released by the state.The documents provided to The Associated Press under an open records request,
show that, Arkansas Department of Correction Director Wendy Kelley told other
prison officials the inmates who held the three officers for three hours at the
Maximum Security Unit in Tucker Monday had also taken a Taser and other
equipment.
Text messages also revealed that a key was found on a bus that took the
inmates to another facility. The inmates also urinated on the bus, according to
the message.
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