Officials are investigating two incidents this week at a juvenile facility in Cabarrus County. Both happened at the Cabarrus Youth Development and Detention Center.
It started with an incident Sunday evening. According to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, a group of youth inmates in one of the units refused to go back to their rooms as instructed by staff members. Staff were able to deescalate the situation, NCDPS said.
But on Monday night, NCDPS said an inmate assaulted a staff member who was opening a door to provide personal hygiene items. The juvenile overpowered the staff member, taking their keys and opening doors to let several kids out of their rooms, investigators said.
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Together, the group of inmates vandalized several items in the housing unit. The Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office said the five inmates armed themselves with broken items and a pair of shackles and took over a pod.