timothy dwayne tutterrow of quitman, georgia. he is that ride operator now facing three criminal counts of assault with a deadly weapon. in this case, the alleged weapon is the ride itself. authorities are accusing the operator of tampering with the ride after an inspection in a way that they say compromised safety mechanisms. tutterrow is scheduled to appear in court this afternoon. there you saw him in that video just now. his attorney wouldn t discuss details of the case, but said that his client is devastated by what happened. witnesses say on thursday, a ride called the vortex suddenly went into motion while passengers were exiting and no longer in their safety restraints. dropping some riders from heights of 20 to 30 feet by some estimates. at least five people were injured. three of them remain hospitalized. now, gretchen, early this morning, around 3:00 this morning, another fair worker was