The Nation - News from Jan. 17, 1986
Two convicts surrendered their knives and freed three hostages unharmed, ending a 30-hour siege of a maximum-security prison’s mess hall in Ypsilanti, Mich. The inmates released their captives after officials agreed to transfer the pair to a federal prison. Namon Travis asked for the transfer because he said he feared for his life. Elvis Williams gave no reason. Both men are convicted armed robbers.
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