Officer locked in cell by inmates at high security South Carolina prison
Inmates attempting to escape a high security South Carolina prison locked an officer in a cell Sunday night. Officials say the incident is now over. Author: WLTX Updated: 12:32 AM EST December 28, 2020
MCCORMICK COUNTY, S.C. An officer was locked in a cell by inmates at a high security South Carolina prison Sunday night in an escape attempt. Officials say the incident is now over.
Officials with the S.C. Department of Corrections (SCDC) say an officer at McCormick Correctional Institution was locked in a cell Sunday night by inmates. Five inmates were later caught near an interior prison yard fence about 6 p.m., but no one escaped.