Inmate Killed After Shooting Deputy

[Rhino]

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Inmate killed in N.C. courtroom struggle

JACKSON (AP) — An inmate who grabbed a sheriff's deputy's gun inside a Northampton County courthouse and shot the officer was killed Wednesday during a struggle with other officers.

Willie Forrest grabbed the officer's weapon and shot him in the arm around 9:20 a.m., said Karen Cole, a dispatcher with the Northampton County Sheriff's office. Forest then struggled with a second officer and fired a second shot into the air. A third deputy shot and killed Forrest.

Forrest, 37, was serving 56 years in prison for attempted murder and other convictions. He was being transferred from Jackson to a prison in Raleigh at the time of the shooting, according to WRAL-TV in Raleigh.

The wounded officer is in good condition, authorities said........http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060712/NEWSREC0101/60712010

[Lazarus]

Well at least it had a happy ending... And think of the taxpayer expense that has been eliminated...

[True Grace]

No doubt the family of the criminal will be suing for wrongful death.

[DeclinetoState]

He got his 56-year hitch shortened.

[The_Sonarman]

Inmate Killed After Shooting Deputy

Good. Case closed on that piece of trash, mistakenly called human.

[Pennville_Bill]

Good. Case closed on that piece of trash, mistakenly called human.

Actually "impersonating a human being" was one of the crimes he was convicted of.........

Too bad the deputy was shot, but I still love stories with happy endings. :claps::claps:

[Foquet]

Good to know that this bastard was killed before being transferred to my present hometown.

Guns. The ultimate life sentence.