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| Officials contact hostage at Ariz. prison |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/27/2004 |
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A prison officer held hostage inside a watch tower by a pair of inmates sent a message that she is alive in her latest contact with authorities. The wellness check Monday was done by either radio or telephone and negotiators heard the officer's voice, said Ivan Bartos, the Yuma prison warden who has been assisting Department of Corrections officials. No other details were immediately available. The voice contact was at least the fourth time negotiators have spoken with the officer over the course of the ordeal at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis west of Phoenix. Two officers at the prison were taken prisoner Jan. 18 and forced into a watchtower. A male officer was released Saturday. Officials have declined to identify the inmates and the officers or to say what the inmates are demanding. Bartos said the male officer remained hospitalized for observation and did not suffer any life-threatening injuries. The standoff began about 5 a.m. on Jan. 18 after an inmate attacked an officer in a kitchen area. That prisoner and another inmate then got into an observation tower where the two officers were stationed. The officer tower, in the middle of the prison grounds, is believed to be stocked with weapons. Corrections department staff across the state prison system began wearing yellow ribbons Monday in a sign of solidarity with the remaining hostage. |
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