Officer Is Shot While Transporting Inmate, Then An Armed Citizen Comes To Her Rescue

By Brandon Curtis

WINSTON, MISSOURI — An officer who was helping transport an inmate to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, found herself in a struggle for her life after the inmate was able to break free and gain access to her firearm.

The attack occurred just after 3 p.m., as 24-year-old Trenton Police Department (TPD) Officer Jasmine Diab was transporting an inmate from the Trenton jail to the Mosaic Hospital in St. Joseph for a mental evaluation, WDAF reported.

Officer Diab was approximately 30 minutes into the transport when the restrained inmate, 38-year-old Jamey Griffin, managed to gain control of the officer’s duty weapon inside the transport vehicle, according to WDAF.

Officer Diab was shot in the abdomen during the struggle that ensued, and Griffin was shot in the hand.

via defensemaven.io

The vehicle they were in came to a stop, and a group of citizens at a nearby business had noticed that something didn’t seem right.

Then, they noticed the man trying to force the officer to drive the vehicle. At this point, a different group of citizens went after the fleeing vehicle for roughly a quarter …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation