Two inmates hold two correctional officers hostage

  • Two inmates who took two correctional officers hostage in an Arkansas prison were subdued by law enforcement agents 
  • The incident took place early Friday evening at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker 
  • A spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Correction said that at about 7pm on Friday, the officers were freed 

Two inmates who took two correctional officers hostage in an Arkansas prison were subdued by law enforcement agents, it was learned on Friday.

The incident took place early Friday evening at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker.

Two convicts incarcerated at the facility took the two correctional officers hostage.

The incident took place early Friday evening at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker, Arkansas (seen above)

A spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Correction said that at about 7pm on Friday, the officers were freed.

They suffered lacerations and bruising, according to ArkansasMatters.com.

Officials said that the hostage situation ended thanks to ‘the use of force.’

The two inmates and the two correctional officers were taken to hospital for treatment.

This is a developing story.  

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