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| Inmates indicted: 18 face charges for prison riot; 16 for murder |
| By delawarestatenews.net- Craig Anderson |
| Published: 10/18/2017 |
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WILMINGTON — Sixteen inmates are facing murder charges for the death of a correctional officer, and along with two other prisoners, are also looking at counts of kidnapping, conspiracy and rioting after a nearly two-day uprising at a Smyrna prison. After more than eight months of investigation, authorities announced indictments Tuesday against 18 inmates allegedly connected to the death of Lt. Steven Floyd and takeover at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Feb. 1-2. “We’re pleased to see indictments filed in the murder of Lt. Steven Floyd and the senseless assault of other correctional officers,” Geoff Klopp, president of the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware (COAD) said. “Now is the time for the judicial system to do its work. It’s not a perfect system, but we look forward to it doing justice.” Read More. |
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