美國一監獄犯人集體衝出牢房救活昏迷獄警

A group of inmates broke out of a holding cell to help save their jailer after they saw him lose consciousness, US authorities have said.

美國當局近日聲稱，一羣犯人在發現獄警失去意識後，衝出牢房對其實施救助。

Video footage showed at least six inmates breaching the door of a basement holding cell in a Texas court when the lone, armed guard slumped and fell.

根據視頻片段顯示，當時在場唯一的持槍獄警摔倒後，至少有六名犯人打破了德克薩斯法庭地下牢房的門衝了出去。

Inmates yelled for help, broke out of the cell and banged on doors, bringing other officers upstairs running, something they knew put them in danger.

犯人們高聲呼叫求助，衝出牢房並大力敲門，使得樓上的警員紛紛跑下來。他們知道這樣做會置自己於危險的境地。

Inmate Nick Kelton told WFAA: "We were worried they're going to come with guns drawn on us." Fellow inmate Floyd Smith said officers thought it was a fight. "They thought we were taking over," he said.

犯人尼克·凱爾頓接受WFAA電視臺採訪時表示："我們擔心他們會朝我們開槍。"而他的獄友弗洛依德·史密斯則表示，警員們以爲發生了打鬥。"他們以爲我們在襲警暴動。"

Parker county sheriff's Sergeant Ryan Speegle said he didn't know what to expect when he got downstairs. Given the unconscious officer had keys and a firearm, "it could have been an extremely bad situation", Speegle said.

帕克縣警長萊恩·史畢戈表示，他下樓時完全不知道會發生什麼。考慮到昏迷的獄警身上有鑰匙和槍，"情況可能極其糟糕。"史畢戈說。

The surveillance video at the building in Weatherford, Parker county, on 23 June shows officers ushering the inmates back into the holding cell and administering CPR to the stricken guard, who is expected to recover and return to work.

帕克縣威德福大樓6月23日的監控視頻顯示，警員引導犯人們回到牢房，並對患病獄警實施了心肺復甦搶救，該名獄警有望恢復並返回工作崗位。

Captain Mark Arnett praised the inmates' quick response, saying 15 minutes could have passed before a staff member found the guard.

馬克·阿內特上校讚揚了犯人們的應急反應，他表示，至少要過15分鐘其他獄警纔會發現。

Kelton added: "It never crossed my mind not to help whether he's got a gun or a badge. If he falls down, I'm gonna help him."

凱爾頓補充說道："我從未想過要袖手旁觀，也沒管他是不是帶着槍或徽章。如果他倒下，我一定會幫忙。"

Should it happen again, it may not be so easy to come to a guard's aid. The cell that inmates breached has now been reinforced.

不過，如果這種情況再次發生，那麼他們可能就沒那麼容易衝出去救援了。因爲犯人們衝破的牢房現在已得到加固。