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TAMPA, Fla. — Four inmates who came to the rescue of a Florida jail guard when he was attacked by another inmate may be getting some help of their own. Deputy Larry McKinnon said Thursday the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will write letters to the inmates' attorneys that can be used on their behalf in court. The inmates helped save 64-year-old detention deputy Kenneth Moon on Monday afternoon when inmate Douglas Emanuel Burden charged him, put him in choke hold and began strangling him. [1] ' Video released by the Hillsborough County Jail showing a detention deputy being attacked by an inmate, then other inmates coming to his aid, is making national news and prompting phone calls from around the world from people wanting to thank the inmates for what they did. Investigators say 64-year old Deputy Kenneth Moon was sitting at a desk in a locked pod when inmate Douglas Burden came from behind and put him in a choke hold. There were no other deputies in the immediate area to help, but other inmates came to the deputy's aid, even using his radio to call for help.[2]
TAMPA - It's probably the opposite of the reaction you'd expect: inmates coming to the rescue of a detention deputy, and possibly even saving his life. Now, those inmates are talking about the attack, and their reaction. Jerry Dieguez, 48, has been in and out of jail a few times in his life, most recently for a home invasion and robbery. Now, deputies are calling him one of the good guys. "I felt that he ambushed Moon, I had to ambush him," explained Dieguez. Deputies say inmate and accused drug trafficker Douglas Burden took Detention Deputy Kenneth Moon completely by surprise Monday, putting him in a dangerous choke hold.[3] Deputy Ken Moon, 64, was alone at his desk at the Orient Road Jail, near Tampa, when he was suddenly attacked by an inmate. Douglas Burden, 24, grabbed the guard and tried to strangle him, grabbing him in a potentially fatal martial arts choke that can cut off blood supplies to the brain. As the guard fought for his life, four other inmates rushed to his rescue and forced away Burden, who was imprisoned for drug dealing and drink driving. Jerry Dieguez, convicted of armed home invasion, punched Burden to make him let go.[4]
Orient Road Jail has been the focus of plenty attention. It was one of the facilities featured in the television series jail, and was the subject of the wheelchair dumping case. This week, Orient Road Jail is in national headlines for something different: an attack of a guard caught on surveillance. Surveillance video shows Deputy Ken Moon sitting at the desk when he is suddenly and violently attacked by an inmate, Douglas Emanuel Burden. Burden quickly overpowered Deputy Moon, placing him in a choke hold and appeared to strangle him. Before long, several other inmates, wearing orange jumpsuits charged Burden knocking him and Deputy Moon to the ground.[5] Four prisoners were being hailed as heroes in America last night after they rushed to the rescue of a lone guard who was being held in a potentially fatal choke hold by another inmate. CCTV surveillance video shows Deputy Ken Moon, 64, sitting alone at his desk at the Orient Road Jail in Florida when he is suddenly and violently set upon by inmate Douglas Emanuel Burden, 24.[6]
Florida police are commending a group of prison inmates who intervened in a violent attack on a prison guard last Monday. "Clearly if the inmates hadn't intervened here, this probably would have ended in tragedy," said Col. Jim Previtera, commander of Hillsborough County's Department of Detention Services. A surveillance video shows Douglas Burden, 24, attacking Kenneth Moon, 64, while he worked alone at the Orient Road Jail.[7] A Florida jail guard who was put into a potentially fatal stranglehold by a rampaging prisoner was rescued by other inmates who piled in and held down his attacker. Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone behind his desk at a the Hillsborough County remand jail near Tampa when inmate Douglas Burden, 24, attached him with no warning. The 64-year-old was helpless against the younger and stronger man, who put him in what martial arts experts call "a rear naked choke" - threatening to cut off the blood supply to the warden's brain.[8]
TAMPA -- Half a dozen TV cameras lined a small conference room inside the Hillsborough County Jail on Thursday -- all waiting to interview the inmates who saved a deputy's life three days earlier. The shocking video of a prisoner sneaking up behind detention Deputy Kenneth Moon and choking him had been on the local news and all over the Internet since the Monday attack.[9]
The sheriff's office says it was unprovoked, which is evident when you watch the video. Sheriff David Gee and his staff are convinced, had it not been for those inmates, Deputy Moon could have been killed. These were inmates who were booked on charges of home invasion robbery and Hoang is facing a charge of attempted first degree murder. Despite those charges, Col. Previtera says you have to applaud them for what they did. He believes their life saving efforts are reflective of the level of respect between detention deputies and inmates. He says he met with the inmates after the attack to thank them, but said their only concern was for Deputy Moon. "He's a good guy," the Colonel said of the 64-year old detention deputy, a 22 year veteran of the sheriff's office. The sheriff's office says it will send letters to the attorneys of the inmates who helped save Deputy Moon to let them know what they did and thank them. Burden was immediately placed in confinement after the attack, where he remains. He is now facing charges of battery on a law enforcement officer on top of the drug charges he was booked on originally in March.[10] Burden, who was jailed under charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and drug trafficking, has been charged with one count of battery on a law enforcement officer. The four inmates who came to the rescue may get some help of their own. Deputy Larry McKinnon said Thursday the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will write letters to the inmates' attorneys that can be used on their behalf in court.[7] Burden is facing charges of driving under the influence, drug trafficking and now battery on a law enforcement officer. All four inmates that participated in Deputy Moon's rescue were thanked and letters have been sent to their attorney's to be delivered to the judge on their behalf. Deputy Moon was admitted to the hospital for his injuries and was later released. He is healing from his injuries.[5]
Previtera, the commander of Hillsborough County's Department of Detention Services, said the inmates had'saved the deputy's life'. 'The response of the inmates in this case, I think, speaks volumes as to the fact that we treat these men and women. in our facilities with a lot of respect,' he added. Letters of thanks were sent to the attorneys of the four inmates who came to Deputy Moon's rescue, to be delivered to a judge on their behalf. Deputy Moon himself was admitted to the hospital for his injuries but quickly released. When asked why they had bothered to help him, the inmates' answer was simple: He was a good guy and they liked him.[6] One inmate grabbed Moon's radio and called for back-up. The inmates held Burden down until other guards arrived as one of them extended a hand to help Moon up, according to the video. Col. James Previtera, commander of Hillsborough County's Department of Detention Services, told reporters he believed that the inmates "saved the deputy's life." "The response of the inmates in this case, I think, speaks volumes as to the fact that we treat these men and women. in our facilities with a lot of respect," Previtera said.[11]
While Dieguez, Vu and Carswell kept Burden off the deputy, another inmate came charging over. David Schofield, who's in jail on aggravated assault and battery ]] assault and battery charges, reached over to the deputy, took his radio and called for help. The inmates are credited with saving their jailer's life. "Their past acts aside, you know, you've got to applaud them for what they did," said Col. Jim Previtera of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.[12] The sheriff's office will send letters to the rescuers' attorneys to be used in court on the inmates' behalf, Previtera said. That so many inmates came to Moon's rescue "speaks volumes for the respect he's garnered from these men under his control and in his custody," he said. Haydee Oropesa, attorney for inmate Hoang Vu, said she hopes the Hillsborough County State Attorney's office takes into account Vu's actions. "He is an inmate that acted with care and compassion to another human being,'' Oropesa said. "I hope it does help him." Chris Watson, felony bureau chief with the Hillsborough County Public Defender's Office, said the action taken by the inmates won't wipe out the charges against them but might help during mitigation to possibly receive a lesser sentence. "Is it possible that what they did could help these gentlemen?" Watson said.[13]
Deputies said that some time passed before the 5-foot-4-inch, 160-pound prisoner shot into Moon's station and attacked. Inmate Dieguez arrived an instant later, landing a punch that floored both men. Then he went down with them, struggling to unravel the choke hold. Other rescuers included Terrell S. Carswell, 38, a sex offender facing several charges, including home invasion and armed cocaine trafficking, and Hoang T. Vu, 27, who is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder and other charges. "Their past acts aside," Previtera said, "you have to applaud them." Previtera said he met with the inmates who rescued Moon on Wednesday and thanked each. He told them he would write letters to their attorneys explaining what the men had done for Moon. He said he was bound by law from giving the inmates any other sort of gifts. If the letters are used in their court cases, that was fine by Previtera.[14]
Deputies responded in a matter of 45 seconds and restrained the inmate. Previtera says he's not sure why Burden attacked Moon, but he has no doubt about why the other inmates came to his deputy's rescue. "The response of the other inmates in this case I think speaks volumes as to the fact that we treat these men and women that are held in our facilities with a lot of respect," Previtera said. Previtera says he also thanked those inmates in person. He's also sending the inmates' attorneys a letter of thanks from the sheriff that they can use in their court cases.[15] "If left on long enough, it certainly could have killed," Col. Jim Previtera said on Wednesday. His rescue came because of the relationship the mild-mannered Moon had built with the men he guards, Previtera said. The 22-year jail veteran avoids jail gossip, treats everyone the same and rides Harley-Davidsons on his days off, fellow Deputy Anthony Brown said. Moon worked his 12-hour shifts alone in the pod known as "7 Delta," which holds men with medical or mental issues. He works amid the prisoners unprotected by bars and doors much of the time as part of the jail's "direct supervision," which fosters closer relationships between inmates and deputies. Jail attacks on Hillsborough deputies have declined from 76 in 2006 to 22 this year partly because of the system, Previtera said.[14]
Burden was arrested in March on DUI and drug charges. He's now facing an additional charge of battery on a law enforcement officer. Since Previtera took over the Hillsborough County jails about a year ago, he says inmate attacks on deputies are down almost 60 percent. Information from News 13'''s Bright House Networks affiliate, Bay News 9, was used in this report.[15] Deputies identified the inmate who attacked Moon as Douglas Burden, 24, of Tampa. In jail on driving-under-the-influence and drug-trafficking charges, he now faces the added charge of battery on a law enforcement officer. Minutes before the attack, Dieguez was handing out turkey, ham and cheese sandwiches to the other inmates in the pod -- a part of his duties as a trusty.[9]
On Monday at 12:45 p.m., the sheriff's office says Douglas Burden, 24, an inmate at the Orient Road Jail, brutally attacked detention deputy 64-year-old Kenneth Moon.[15] TAMPA - The detention deputy ]] detention deputy was sitting at his desk when the inmate attacked. The deputy is 64; the inmate is 40 years his junior. Deputy Kenneth Moon had another disadvantage: He was the sole deputy in a pod that houses 62 inmates at Orient Road Jail. The only nearby people who could help him were there because they have been charged with attempted murder, home invasion, drug dealing. Yet they did.[12] TAMPA Deputy Kenneth Moon sat at a desk Monday while 62 prisoners finished their lunch in a pod at the Orient Road jail. Suddenly, an inmate rushed him.[14]
TAMPA, Fla. -- Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility near Tampa when an inmate attacked him with no warning.[11] Introducing four prison inmates who are being hailed as heroes for saving the life of a prison guard. Deputy Kenneth Moon was alone at his station at a county jail facility when an inmate attacked him with no warning.[16]
Surveillance video captured the brutal attack, as inmate Douglas Emanuel Burden lunged toward Deputy Kenneth Moon and placed him a choke hold.[10] Surveillance video shows Schofield picking up Deputy Moon's radio and calling for help. "They had a lot of difficulty breaking the choke hold," said Col. Previtera, "Deputy Moon's face was turning purple." By the time they separated Burden from the deputy, dozens of inmates are seen trying to help.[10]
Within seconds, several inmates rushed to the deputy's aid. "This is the kind of stuff you lose sleep over," said Colonel James Previtera with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The first inmate at Deputy Moon's side was Jerry Dieguez, Jr who punched Burden in an attempt to get him to let go.[10] Then when it happens you know that scenario, I've run through my head a thousand times," according to Col. Jim Previtera with The Hillsborough county Sheriff's Office. What they didn't envision was that a handful of inmates would rush to Deputy Moon's rescue.[3]
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has released surveillance video of an inmate attacking a detention deputy inside a jail pod.[15]
TAMPA A former female inmate at the Hillsborough County jail "never, ever" disobeyed a lawful order from a deputy she claims grabbed her by the hair and slammed her to the floor, her lawyer said Wednesday in federal court. "Even if she refused to get up and go to a holding cell, that still makes the use of force unreasonable," said Virlyn B. Moore III, attorney for Marcella Pourmoghani, 42, who is suing Sheriff David Gee and Deputy Shanna Marsh, alleging excessive use of force at the Orient Road Jail.[17] Tampa, FLA. - Four inmates at Hillsborough County's Orient Road Jail are being hailed as heroes for saving the life of the detention deputy.[10]
Sheriff Previtera, of the Hillsborough County Department of Detention Services, said the inmates had "saved the deputy's life".[4]
Guards eventually restrained the attacker, who has been held since March 14 over driving and drug trafficking charges. The prisoners who stopped Burden were credited with saving their jailer's life. "Their past acts aside, you know, you've got to applaud them for what they did," Jim Previtera, of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, told TBO.[18] Previtera said Burden had Moon in a classic chokehold, one used in martial arts. "It cuts off the blood supply," he said, "and if it's applied properly can actually crush the windpipe or the trachea." He has been in jail since March 14 on driving under the influence and drug trafficking charges, records show.[13]
The first one, Jerry Dieguez Jr., is in jail on an armed home invasion charge. When he saw inmate Douglas Burden put Moon in a chokehold, Dieguez didn't hesitate. He ran behind the desk and landed a haymaker of a punch on Burden.[13] The first inmate to rush to Deputy Moon's defence was Jerry Dieguez Jr, jailed on charges of armed home invasion. Dieguez punched Burden in an attempt to make him let the deputy go, knocking the pair to the floor.[6] Jerry Dieguez Jr., the first to offer assistance is in jail on charges of armed home invasion. David Schofield is seen on the video taking Deputy Moon's radio out of his pocket and calling for help. He is facing charges of aggravated assault and battery, yet he chose to assist Dieguez and help save Deputy Moon.[5]
Carswell is accused of trafficking in cocaine, armed home invasion robbery and failing to register as a sex offender. He said when he starts hearing voices, Moon can always spot the warning signs and tries to get him seen by a doctor. "He treats us like a child or a son, and he's like a doctor to us," Carswell said. "He always tries to make sure you get your medicine." Other men in the pod have said they were glad Moon was attacked, Dieguez said. There has been a certain amount of jealousy for all the attention the heroes of jail Pod 7-D are receiving, he said. "People have been calling from all over the country asking to put money in their canteen accounts," said Deputy Larry McKinnon, a spokesman for the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office.[9]
Jerry Dieguez, accused of a home invasion, threw a punch that leveled the attacker. Others piled into the fray of orange jail uniforms, pulling Moon, 64, to safety. He stood stunned, face purple from a hold authorities say could have crushed his trachea and cut off blood supply to his brain.[14]
Jerry Dieguez Jr, detained over an armed home invasion charge, was the first rescuer to reach Burden and hit him with a "haymaker" punch, according to Tampa Bay Online (TBO).[18]
Douglas Burden has been placed in solitary confinement and is facing the additional charge of attacking an officer. Deputy Moon sent letters of thanks to the inmates, which were to be delivered to a judge on his behalf. When asked why they had helped Deputy Moon, the prisoners said that he was a good person and they liked him.[4] When speaking with the media, Sherriff's Col. Jim Previtera described the type of chokehold that Douglas Burden had used on Deputy Moon. He said that the chokehold is frequently used in martial arts and quickly cuts off blood supply and may crush the windpipe. Deputies came to assist and were able to restrain Douglas Burden and placed him in confinement.[5]
Deputy Kenneth Moon, a 22-year veteran, was at his desk inside a jail pod Monday when Douglas Burden charged him and put him in a chokehold.[13] Burden tiptoed behind the desk near the front door of the common area and grabbed hold of Moon. "I had just pulled him off of somebody a month before this," Carswell said. Carswell said he thought Burden had snapped because of mental problems and choked another inmate. "Me and Vu pulled him off the guy and then he went away," Carswell said. Part of Carswell's affection for Moon comes from dealing with his own mental health problems, he said at the news conference.[9] Mr Moon was the sole guard in a prison block that houses 62 inmates, when Burden pounced, Central Florida News 13's website said. The attacker quickly swung an arm around the jailer's neck, put the older man in a choke hold and started strangling him.[18] Moon, who was inside the pod by himself with 62 inmates, was clearly outnumbered. Deputies say Burden charged Moon, put him in a choke hold and began strangling him. Other inmates who witnessed the attack rushed to the deputy's aid.[15]
Moon, 64, was no match for Douglas Burden, 24, in custody on various drug charges. With Moon still in his chair, Burden put him in a choke hold and pulled tight.[11]
Deputies eventually restrained Burden, 24. He has been in jail since March 14 on driving under the influence ]] driving under the influence and drug trafficking charges, records show.[12] Burden, 24, of Tampa, has been in jail since March on charges of DUI and trafficking in phenethylamines and illegal drugs.[14]
Burden, who is facing charges of drunk driving and drug trafficking, quickly overpowered the older man.[6]
Two more inmates, an alleged killer and a man accused of drug trafficking, then helped prise Burden's arm off Mr Moon's throat, before another prisoner radioed for help.[18] With Moon struggling for air, an inmate comes charging out of nowhere and strikes Burden hard in the face. He is followed by two others who help get Burden off Moon and use the radio and tannoy system for more help.[19]
The radio has a panic button that sends out a signal to jail officials that a deputy needs help. "I don't think he had his radio on him at the time,'' Rogers said. "I think he just got surprised. The radio was on his desk and now he's kind of left helpless without any type of communication.'' Moon, a 22-year veteran, is home recuperating from his wounds. He was stunned after watching the surveillance video of the incident. "He is understandably shaken by this sudden, random and violent attack, and clearly he recognizes the ramifications of what could have happened in this situation," Previtera said. Reporters Josh Poltilove and Jose Patino Girona contributed to this report.[13] Col. Jim Previtera oversees jail operations and credits the inmates with saving Moon's life. "I think we owe them a tremendous amount of gratitude," Prevatera said Thursday after reviewing the video. "They saved his life, that's the bottom line."[2]
Surveillance cameras caught the entire affair--one inmate even radioed for help. A police commander says the inmates "likely saved deputy Moon's life," and that when asked why they'd done it they replied, "Moon's a good guy." It's a response that, "I think, speaks volumes as to the fact that we treat these men and women in our facilities with a lot of respect."[20] To the public, it might sound unusual that the instincts of inmates might be to help a law enforcement officer. To those who do the job, it's not a huge surprise. For a moment, all charges and convictions aside these men, they say, were all trying to help. "You wouldn't think that somebody with such a severe charge would come to the aid of a deputy. You would think that they would walk away. Somewhere in their hearts, there must be some goodness," offered Detention Deputy Anthony Brown.[3] Burden is facing a new charge of battery on a law enforcement officer, following Monday's attack.[18]
Battery on a law enforcement officer has been added to the list. A judge ordered him to undergo competency and psychiatric evaluations. Those evaluations landed in his court file on Wednesday. Jail officials say they don't know what set him off. At lunch, Moon noticed that Burden hadn't touched his plate of roast beef and potatoes, so the deputy told him to eat or return to his cell.[14] THIS is the moment a detention officer was attacked in his county jail in America. Officer Ken Moon was on lunch duty at his station, when he was set upon by prisoner Doug Burden.[19] The most important safety tool detention officers have is dialogue and communication, jail officials said. The inmates got to know Moon, and he got to know them. "Somewhere in their hearts there must be some goodness," Brown said. Times s taff writer Colleen Jenkins and Times researcher John Martin contributed to this report.[14]
David Schofield, who's in for assault with a deadly weapon then radioed for help. "It's all about respect of an officer, the way they treat you like a human being and not an animal," offered Schofield. Deputy Moon was left with wounds to his face and neck and is now recovering. In his pod where the attack happened, there are 62 inmates and just one deputy.[3] Four inmates saw the commotion and came to Moon's aid, including one who reached for the deputy's radio and called for help.[1] What has shocked many is that two inmates came to Deputy Moon's rescue, and soon other inmates joined in the rescue.[5] "Thankfully, a number of inmates in seven-delta intervened and came to the deputy's rescue," said HCSO Col. Jim Previtera.[15]
Four inmates came to the rescue of a guard at the Orient Road Jail when he was attacked by an inmate.[5] "We are certainly happy that someone stepped in to help someone who is in a vulnerable position," Watson said. "That people stepped up and protected the deputy is a great thing." Watson said he has been at the Orient Road and Falkenburg Road jails and met with inmates in the open area where they are held. He said it can be intimidating seeing so many people in one closed in area. "You have an appreciation for the risk those deputies ]] deputies take," Watson said.[13] Video recorders at the jail do not collect audio, Gordillo said. That means a jury would have to rely on the word of Pourmoghani, who denies being given a command, or Marsh, who says Pourmoghani ignored repeated orders. Jenkins said she intends to review the evidence, then decide whether to toss out the complaint or send it to trial. "I'm going to take these matters under advisement, and I will issue an order as soon as I can," Jenkins said. The Sheriff's Office has stood by Marsh, clearing her of wrongdoing. Her supervisors have said she stayed at or below acceptable guidelines for dealing with an insubordinate inmate. A tape of the incident showed Marsh talking to Pourmoghani, Then, Pourmoghani puts her leg up on a chair, and Marsh grabs her first at the wrist, then upper shoulder before pulling her to the floor. Pourmoghani appears to wrap her arms around the deputy's leg, and Marsh strikes her on the back several times before other deputies offer assistance.[17] The sheriff's office has written a letter of commendation for the inmates. Attorneys for the men hope their actions are looked upon favorably in the judicial process and might lead to early release.[21] The sheriff's office is to send letters to the rescuers' lawyers to be used in court on the inmates' behalf. Prison guard Anthony Brown said: "You would think that they would walk away, so somewhere in their hearts, there must be some goodness."[18]
Brian Rogers is the sheriff's office's trainer for detention deputies. He said Moon did not have his radio holstered on his hip when he was attacked.[13] "We're certainly happy that somebody did step in to help," said Assistant Public Defender Christopher Watson, whose office represents all the men involved. He declined interview requests for the men. Moon, who was treated and released from a hospital with bruises and scrapes near his eye, on his cheek and forehead, also declined to speak publicly. Jail officials say he followed every protocol. Panic buttons aren't available at Moon's work station because he had a handheld radio.[14] David Schofield, facing charges of aggravated assault and battery, grabbed Deputy Moon's radio to call for help.[4] Until then, the only thing Moon could do was "survive," said Deputy Brian Rogers, in charge of detention officer training. "There is no procedure for a surprise attack," he said.[14]
By the time more inmates and deputies had rushed to join the fray, Burden had been overpowered. He has been placed in solitary confinement and is now facing charges of attacking an officer in addition to his other charges, Sherriff's Col. Jim Previtera.[6] Inmates with disciplinary problems or histories are confined to cells. Deputies identified Moon's attacker as Douglas E. Burden, who spent time in 23-hour-a-day confinement last week after he fought an inmate, jail officials said.[14] Then, surveillance video of the Monday attack showed, other inmates jumped into the fray. The other inmates joined the fight on the guard's side, pulling Burden away from Moon and punching him in the head.[11] The 24-year-old inmate quickly overpowered the 64-year-old guard, getting him in a choke hold that might have killed him, had a flock of other inmates not jumped into the melee--to rescue Moon.[20] There was no time to react. Before Moon knew it, the inmate had him in a choke hold. Moon couldn't reach his radio.[14]
Police described the attack as "fast and violent", as Burden puts Moon in a deadly rear naked choke hold, a hold normally seen in martial arts or street fighting.[19]
ABOVE: Burden attacks Moon before other prisoners burst on to the scene to save the officers life.[19] More inmates pile in to save Moon and police say that the four main inmates that restrained Burden saved Moon's life without a doubt.[19]
Then the inmates - charged with a variety of offences including home invasion and attempted murder - came to the rescue. CCTV footage shows the first to arrive knocking Burden down with a single punch before the others pin him down.[8] The men are in jail for charges including home invasion and attempted murder.[1]
Hoang Vu is facing attempted murder charges and Terrell Carswell faces robbery, failure to register as a sex offender, cocaine trafficking, and marijuana possession. When asked why they saved the deputy, they replied that he was a good guy and that they liked him.[5] Vu is charged with attempted murder; Carswell is charged with robbery, marijuana possession, cocaine trafficking ]] cocaine trafficking and failure to register as a sex offender. He also has a charge of obstructing an officer.[12]
Hoang Vu, in prison on attempted murder charges, and Terrell Carswell, jailed for robbery and drugs offences, backed up the other two rescuers.[4]
Burden, who was in custody of various drug charges, is now in solitary confinement.[8]
Previtera said that Burden was moved to administrative confinement after the attack and that Moon was not seriously hurt. [11] Previtera said Burden had Moon in a classic chokehold, one used in martial arts. "It cuts off the blood supply," he said, "and if it's applied properly can actually crush the windpipe ]] windpipe or the trachea."[12]
Previtera said the jail, which is located just east of Tampa, houses roughly 3,600 inmates in two facilities. [7] Outsiders have also offered to buy the men a flat-screen TV for the jail pod, which has a common area designed to hold the 62 men with medical or mental health issues, Previtera said. "The demand for the interviews had just been so high since we released the video," he added.[9] Previtera and Sheriff David Gee are reviewing the attack to see if changes need to be made to supervision and safety guidelines. "I'm going to look at this hard," Previtera said. The video of the attack will be used as a training guide, he said.[14]
Keyword: Jail Attack, to see video of the assault and other inmates rush to the rescue.[12]
Deputy Anthony Brown works in the unit and knows Moon and many of the inmates. He said the inmates' actions showed there is more to their character than the crimes they are charged with. "You would think that they would walk away, so somewhere in their hearts, there must be some goodness," Brown said. Moon, a 22-year veteran, is home recuperating from his wounds. Reporters Josh Poltilove and Jose Patino Girona contributed to this report.[12] The four inmates know Moon well. All said they have respect for him and how he treats them. He has strict rules ]] strict rules but he is fair, the inmates said. "Moon, he goes out of his way," Carswell said. "Even though he's an officer, he acts like a father figure and like a doctor."[21] "When I got to Moon, he had an arm around this throat, and he was a completely different color," said Terrell Carswell, who says he's come to know Deputy Moon as someone he can talk to and trust.[2] After spending years getting to know Moon, many say there's a mutual respect. "Just subconsciously you're going to run and help this man because, Moon, like I said, I been knowing him over five years and you know he's always there to help me. I won his trust, you know," Carswell says.[3]
Almost immediately, Dieguez rounded the desk and, on the run, punched Burden in the face. "Out of instinct ]] instinct I attacked him and hit him as hard as I could," Dieguez said. Burden fell to the ground and Dieguez, Carswell ]] Carswell and Vu charged him and held him down.[21] Burden just looked at the sandwich, Dieguez said. "Moon told him if he wasn't going to eat then he should go back upstairs to his room," Dieguez said.[9]
From nowhere, a group of inmates jump into the rumble, siding with Moon. One clocks the attacker with a killer punch, sending him sprawling before two inmates pin him to the floor. A third even gets on the radio and calls for back up. [16] During the struggle, one inmate took the deputy's radio and called for emergency assistance.[15]
Shocking footage of an inmate strangling a guard at a Florida jail before other prisoners battled to save him has been released. To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser.[18] What happens a lot is that some nut with nothing to lose attacks a guard or governor.A long serving prisoner rushes to the rescue.Result, Nutter spends a few days in solitary,Hero gets reduction in sentence and top job.Victimless crime really. Well done inmates, they're not all bad! - jill, crawley, 06/11/2009 10:52 Well they are. that's why there are in there in the first place.[6] Prisoners in Florida rushed to the defence of their guard when he was choked by a violent inmate.[4]
The inmates pulled Burden off the prison guard, who escaped without any serious injuries.[7] Fair play to the inmates that helped save that guards life! and so they should be credited for their help, they deserved it.[18] Several other inmates rushed to the scene to help the officer and stop the attack.[7]
"There's no doubt the inmates went above and beyond what's expected for someone who's incarcerated," Previtera said.[7] High school students stand around while a fellow student is raped. A prison guard is attacked, and the inmates he is guarding jump in to protect him? Strange times we live in.[20] Deputies say news of what happened has spread quickly. They've been getting calls from people asking to contribute money to the inmates canteens. They've also received interview requests from media outlets all over the country, including Oprah Winfrey.[3] TAMPA - The four men ]] four men entered the room at Orient Road Jail to news cameras rolling and reporters firing questions.[21] In addition to the media, the sheriff's office has received about a dozen calls nationally from people wanting to donate money into the men's jail accounts.[21]
Then Terrell Carswell, who's in jail for drug trafficking and robbery joined in.[3]
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16. Inmates save guard's life in shocking jail attack - Asylum UK | For All Mankind -- Men's Lifestyle, Opinion and Humour
17. Former inmate denies she disobeyed deputy's order in 2006 Hillsborough jail abuse case - St. Petersburg Times
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