Deputies train for hostage situation
Posted: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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Staff Sgt. Trip Penn, a member of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team, waits patiently during a staged hostage situation, while Sgt. Sean Clack (right) acts at holding Lt. Patricia Champion hostage. The Special Response Team practices to ensure that they are ready if they ever encounter a real hostage situation.
Photo by Valerie Rowell
Officers take Clack into custody after the simulated hostage situation. Even though these situations are not real, officers can still gain valuable knowledge about what to do and what not to do in a real hostage situation, officials say.
Photo by Valerie Rowell