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Ohio inmates take corrections officer hostage

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WARREN, Ohio — A  hostage situation at the Trumbull County Jail in Ohio ended peacefully.

The situation occurred in one of the inmate pods at the jail at around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon.

According to sheriff officials, the inmates used bed sheets to tie the door shut.

One of the inmates is being held on capital murder charges and another is a convicted rapist.

Read more here, on the website of our affiliates WJW.