07-12-2016, 11:44 AM
MICHIGAN
RIP Bailiffs Joseph Zangaro (left), 61, and Ronald Kienzle (right), 63
Yesterday, a jail inmate trying to escape from a Michigan courthouse grabbed a gun from an officer, killing the two bailiffs and injuring two more people before he was fatally shot by other officers on Monday.
Larry Darnell Gordon, 45, who was charged with kidnapping, sex assault and obstructing police in April 2016, was being moved from a cell for a courtroom appearance when a fight occurred and he was able to disarm an officer, Sheriff Paul Bailey said.
He said the longtime law enforcement officers were close friends of his who became court officers after retiring from their departments.
'Our hearts are torn apart. ... I have known them for over 30 years. It's a sad day,' Sheriff Paul Bailey said of the bailiffs.
Bailey said it does not appear that Gordon was handcuffed, adding authorities had 'no warning signs' that the suspect would be violent.
Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ports.html
RIP Bailiffs Joseph Zangaro (left), 61, and Ronald Kienzle (right), 63
Yesterday, a jail inmate trying to escape from a Michigan courthouse grabbed a gun from an officer, killing the two bailiffs and injuring two more people before he was fatally shot by other officers on Monday.
Larry Darnell Gordon, 45, who was charged with kidnapping, sex assault and obstructing police in April 2016, was being moved from a cell for a courtroom appearance when a fight occurred and he was able to disarm an officer, Sheriff Paul Bailey said.
He said the longtime law enforcement officers were close friends of his who became court officers after retiring from their departments.
'Our hearts are torn apart. ... I have known them for over 30 years. It's a sad day,' Sheriff Paul Bailey said of the bailiffs.
Bailey said it does not appear that Gordon was handcuffed, adding authorities had 'no warning signs' that the suspect would be violent.
Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...ports.html