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| Three inmates, hostage hospitalized after Panhandle jail standoff |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/07/2004 |
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A SWAT team stormed the Bay County (Fla.) Jail on Monday to end an 11-hour hostage standoff, injuring one hostage and two inmates, authorities said. Three other employees were freed. The injured hostage was a nurse who was accidentally shot twice by the SWAT team in the upper and lower body, said Bay County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Ruth Sasser. Sasser said the woman has undergone surgery and was in stable condition. She said two other inmates who were part of the hostage situation also were shot. Kevin Nix and James Norton were treated and released and put into lockdown at the jail. Sasser said four inmates - Nix, Norton, Kevin Winslett and Matthew Coffin - have been identified as involved in the hostage situation. Officials said Winslett was awaiting sentencing on charges of grand theft and armed robbery; Nix was serving a 14-year sentence for numerous felony charges; Norton, from Alabama, was serving a 30-year sentence for armed burglary, and Coffin was awaiting sentencing on charges of attempted armed robbery with a firearm and escape. Another inmate, Mark King, was taken to a local hospital for a drug overdose. His connection to incident had not yet been determined, officials said. Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman Lisa Lagergren said 80 inmates have been interviewed so far and more could be identified as taking part in the standoff. |
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