Delaware prison employee found dead after police storm prison building where inmates took officers hostage in violent protest over Trump
Veteran Delaware prison officer Steven Floyd, 47, was found dead on Thursday
Police stormed James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna just after 5am
Female counselor being held hostage was rescued and rushed to hospital
Police have now secured the prison building, bringing an end to day-long siege
Four prison employees were taken hostage at 10.30am on Thursday in Building C
Two prison guards had been released by inmates on Wednesday evening
Police said all 120 inmates housed in building were suspects in deadly siege
Inmates armed with ‘sharp objects’ and filled foot lockers with water block entry
Prisoners said fear of Donald Trump was responsible for their jail takeover
By EMILY CRANE
DAILYMAIL.COM
2 February 2017
A tense day-long hostage situation at a Delaware prison has come to an end with one officer found dead after police stormed a building at the state’s largest jail where inmates took staff members hostage.
Sergeant Steven Floyd, 47, was found dead on Thursday morning after police entered Building C of the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna following the 20-hour siege.
A female counselor was found alive when police breached the building just after 5am. She was rushed to hospital but is ‘alert and talking’, the Delaware Department of Corrections said.
Floyd was a 16-year veteran of the Department of Corrections. Police could not confirm how or when Floyd died.
Prisoners took over part of the jail and seized the three officers and one counselor at 10.30am on Wednesday in a protest over President Donald Trump.
Two of the officers were released and 41 inmates had exited the building by Wednesday evening.
Inmates had armed themselves with ‘sharp objects’ during the deadly siege.
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