recipe for disaster. one deputy outnumbered by a group of inmates. not in the area during the attack, but later sees the unbelievable video. literally within a matter of a few seconds, maybe three to five seconds, dieguez comes into the picture. he delivers that knockout punch to the inmate choking the guard. he delivers that strike with all his momentum behind him and they all go down to the floor in a heap. when they got to the ground his grip was still pretty strong around the deputy s neck. terrell carswell runs to the brawl. i heard somebody screaming. i jumped up and ran down. i wasn t thinking. when i got to him, moon s face was a whole other color. carswell tries to keep the 165-pound burden pinned down. it s not easy. i sat on him like this.
disciplined burden and he corrected something he was doing and told him not to do it again. but that happens every day in jail. it s not an unusual event. this is jail and there are dangerous people in this jail. but this time, these inmates, some accused of violent crimes, did something good. letters pour in for them from all over the world. you never seen inmates run to save an officer s life. we re in jail, committed a crime at one time or another. you know, we do have a heart, too. deputy moon has since retired. terrell carswell says he was is well liked by everyone around the jail. moon was like a father to me. he helped inmates. he could deal with anybody. they respected this guy, and it s human nature to protect someone you respect and care about. if it weren t for the fact that dieguez got there when he did and took the action that he did, this might have had a bad ending for us. instead, he says, he has seen a positive change in the inmates
confusion and commotion. inmates are scattered with some behind the deputy s desk. there were inmates, which is unusual. why would inmates be behind the desk like that? while carswell restrains burden, deputies handcuff him and thank the inmate. tapped me on the back and told me good work. you all right, carswell? are you okay? the jail s medical unit treats deputy moon. he has a few bumps and scratches and is clearly shaken. douglas burden, who was in jail found mentally incompetent to stand trial for the charges originally jailed. he s confined to a mental health facility and he ll be found k competent to stand trial. the reason for the attack isn t certain. there was some reports that earlier in the day moon had
did something good. letters pour in for them from all over the world. you never seen inmates run to save an officer s life. we re in jail, committed a crime at one time or another. you know, we do have a heart, too. deputy moon has since retired. terrell carswell says he was well liked by everyone around the jail. moon was like a father to me. he helped inmates. he could deal with anybody. they respected this guy, and it s human nature to protect someone you respect and care about. if it weren t for the fact that dieguez got there when he did and took the action that he did, this might have had a bad ending for us. instead, he says, he has seen a positive change in the inmates around pod 7. you can see that they re holding their chests a little higher, they re walking a little taller. coming up, desperation at a mcdonald s drive-through window. a granny fights back.
burden, deputies handcuff him and thank the inmate. tapped me on the back and told me good work. you all right, carswell? are you okay? the jail s medical unit treats deputy moon. he has a few bumps and scratches and is clearly shaken. douglas burden is found mentally incompentant to stand trial and battery on detention facility staff. he s confined to a mental health facility until found competent to stand trial. they say burden s reason for the attack isn t certain. there was some reports that earlier in the day moon had disciplined burden and that he corrected something he was doing and told him not to do it again. but that happens every day in jail. it s not an unusual event. this is jail and there are dangerous people in this jail. but this time, these inmates, some accused of violent crimes,