U.S. prisoners who saved guard's life to have sentences cutJune 22, 2017 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Six U.S. prisoners are being rewarded for saving a prison officer who had suffered a suspected heart attack, BBC News reports. Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said the Georgia prisoners, who all have committed minor crimes, would each have their sentences shortened by 25%. The work crew had been cutting grass at a public cemetery when the corrections officer who was guarding them collapsed in the heat. The six men used the guard's phone to call police and began performing CPR. "When that happened, in my opinion, it wasn't about who is in jail and who wasn't," inmate Greg Williams told 11alive.com. "It was about a man going down and we had to help him," he continued. The work crew ran to the lone officer after he fell to the ground and removed his bullet-proof vest to perform CPR. Rather than take his pistol and run off, they used his mobile phone to call for an ambulance. Their actions come in stark contrast to two other Georgia convicts who were arraigned on Wednesday, June 21 on charges of murdering two prison guards while being transported between prisons. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |