Inmate in Hostage Standoff Pleads Guilty
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One of two inmates who held two guards hostage in a prison tower pleaded guilty in Phoenix, admitting that he raped a kitchen worker and a female guard during the 15-day standoff.
Steven Coy, 40, pleaded guilty to 14 charges -- including escape, kidnapping, assault and sexual assault.
Coy and Ricky Wassenaar took the guards hostage Jan. 18 at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis in Buckeye.
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