Police regained general control of the San Pedro Sula prison at about 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, after a COBRA squad was sent into the facility. One or more areas, and a cell in particular, inside the San Pedro prison, however, has yet to be contained. Rumors are that an inmate is holding authorities off with […]
The San Pedro Sula central prison was a site of chaos. Theories are abound about the cause of a fire that broke out there. The consensus thus far being that it was a diversion for an escape, or an attempt to overtake the prison. Regardless of the cause, the result has been just that. Authorities […]
The screams haunt convicted murderer Marco Antonio Bonilla, even now as Honduras hails him a hero for saving hundreds of inmates from fire raging through their prison. The 50-year-old Bonilla, who has a seemingly permanent frown on his face, described with difficulty his role in the Feb. 14 blaze at the Comayagua farm prison that […]