WA: more on Oly courthouse attack

Today's Olympian paints a scary picture of what happened on Friday when an inmate attacked a corrections officer in our courthouse:

Jail staff looks to prevent future assaults - Corrections officer returns to hospital after Friday’s attack at courthouse; inmate sent to Shelton

The officer was escorting the handcuffed inmate from jail to court in an elevator Friday when he pushed an emergency-stop button while between floors in the Thurston County Courthouse. He then went for her gun.

The officer fought him off for 20 minutes, her cries for help echoing through the elevator shaft. Officers and court personnel outside were powerless to reach her because the elevator doors had jammed shut.

When officers finally opened the doors, Vance had ahold of her gun and had pointed it at her. Officers tackled him before he could fire a shot...

No gunshot after all; no good regardless. I hope that the officer will be well.