Inmates Break Out Of A Jail Cell To Rescue A Guard

<p>Inmates in a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wfaa.com/mb/news/inmates-break-free-from-cell-to-help-ill-jailer/266794780" target="_blank">Texas jail</a>&nbsp;might have saved a guard&#39;s life by breaking out of a holding cell to help him.</p><p>&quot;They thought it was a big old fight going on down there. They thought we were taking over,&quot; an inmate&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wfaa.com/mb/news/inmates-break-free-from-cell-to-help-ill-jailer/266794780" target="_blank">told WFAA</a>.</p><p>Video from the jail shows the guard slumped over from a suspected heart attack late last month.</p><p>WFAA says once the inmates got out of the cell, they made noise by banging on doors and shouting to get help for the guard.</p><p><a href="http://www.wfaa.com/mb/news/inmates-break-free-from-cell-to-help-ill-jailer/266794780" target="_blank">Officials admitted</a>&nbsp;the situation could have easily escalated given that the guard was armed when he became unconscious.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/ambulance-driver-gets-lost-while-transporting-dying-man/">Ambulance Driver Gets Lost While Transporting Dying Man</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/the-officers-involved-in-philando-castile-s-shooting-are-identified/">The Officers Involved In Philando Castile&#039;s Shooting Are Identified</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/these-are-the-victims-of-the-dallas-protest-shooting/">These Are The Victims Of The Dallas Protest Shooting</a></li></ul>