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Ride Operator Charged Over 5 Hurt At North Carolina State Fair
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An amusement ride operator is behind bars after investigators say someone tampered with a ride at the North Carolina State Fair and compromised safety devices.
Timothy Dwayne Tutterrow is facing three counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Tutterrow was operating the ride when five people were hurt Thursday. He's due in court today.
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