|
|
| Inmate releases three hostages, passes out |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 10/08/2003 |
|
A Garvin County, Okla., Jail inmate from Irving, Texas who overpowered a deputy and took his gun held three women hostage in a drug store before letting them go unharmed Tuesday. The last hostage was released about three hours after the ordeal began. Forty-six year-old Phillip Lee Hill passed out after ingesting and injecting drugs in the pharmacy. Authorities said they knew by Hill's slurred speech that it was only a matter of time before he passed out. Hill was arrested about one month ago after selling drugs at a motel, the sheriff said. The drugs were stolen from a Texas pharmacy during an armed robbery. Inside the pharmacy, Hill was ingesting promethazine and taking hits of morphine. Hill overpowered a deputy who had taken him to a doctor's office Tuesday morning. He shoved the deputy against a wall outside the doctor's office, then grabbed his gun and made the deputy uncuff him and drive him to the pharmacy. |
advertise
|
privacy policy
|
add URL
|
about us
|
terms/disclaimer
|
contact us
|
join our team
|
help
Comments:
No comments have been posted for this article.
Login to let us know what you think