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Video shows CERT team end NM jail riot

The video shows the struggle between inmates and officers attempting to use a flashbang

By C1 Staff

SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. — Newly-released video shows a tactical team ending an inmate riot in a New Mexico jail last month.

According to WJCL, the team was called in after nine inmates refused to go back into their cells.

The video shows the struggle between inmates and officers attempting to use a flashbang.

No officers were injured during the incident.

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