Man who took hostage at police station sentenced

Published October 17, 2006 4:00am ET



He cracked a light bulb over a police officer?s head and held another police station employee hostage with a pair of scissors. Now, Rodney Bethea is going to prison.

Baltimore City District Court Judge John Hargrove Jr. sentenced Bethea to four years in prison Monday after the 21-year-old admitted to assaulting a law enforcement officer, taking a hostage and escaping from police custody.

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