Monday, July 7, 2014

4 inmates hurt after prison bus fight in Oklahoma - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports

4 inmates hurt after prison bus fight in Oklahoma - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, 



NEWCASTLE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says four inmates
were injured after a fight broke out on a bus carrying federal
prisoners.


Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. George Brown says the
fight happened Monday morning on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike at Newcastle.
Brown says the driver of the bus pulled over once the inmates began
fighting.


Authorities with the Newcastle Police Department,
Grady County Sheriff's Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to
the scene along the interstate. Brown says law enforcement officers
stopped the fight and determined that four inmates were injured. One
inmate was taken to a hospital and all other inmates were moved to
another bus.


Brown says no guards or law enforcement officers were hurt.

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