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A ride operator in north carolina has been charged with an incident that sent five people to the hospital. he is facing three felony with deadly weapon. witnesses say the vortex ride had come to a stop. people were getting off when it started up again. the ride's safety devices were tampered with after the ride had been inspected. >> with your weekly five, the doctor blamed with the death of michael jackson gets out of jail on monday. conrad murray says he wants to go back to houston to practice medicine again. his quest is a long shot. texas revoked murray's medical license this last summer a...

The ride turned upsidedown and dumped everybody out. there are people bleeding really bad. >> reporter: panicked 911 calls from the north carolina state fair thursday night. witnesses say the vortex ride had stopped, people were getting off, when it restarted. five people were hurt. >> i just sounded like a bunch of stuff hitting metal. >> reporter: this morning, the ride operator, 46-year-old timothy tutterrow, is in custody, charged with three felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon. >> this ride was tampered with after the inspection and that critical safety devices were tampered with...

Investigators saying five people being thrown from a ride at a fair was no accident. >> now one person stands accused and is facing felony charges this morning. [ male announcer ] this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. [ claira ] after the deliveries, i was okay. now the ciabatta is done and the pain is starting again. more pills? seriously? seriously. [ groans ] all these stops to take more pills can be a pain. can i get my aleve back? ♪ for my pain, i...

You just called with an emergency? >> yes, there was -- we're at the state fair, and the ride turned upside down and dumped everybody out. there are people who are hurt really bad. like their heads and stuff. >> okay. >> and there's one guy that's not moving at all. >> we're at the state fair, the vortex ride, and the ride broke loose and five people fell straight from the sky, 20 feet drop. >> five people were injured. three of them are still in the hospital. police say there still could be more arrests in the case. a deadly weekend in iraq. a homicide bomber attacking a group of soldiers g...

An accident at the north carolina state fair was no accident at all, the ride operator is facing three felony counts. police say he tampered with the ride. >> there's people hurt really bad. >> reporter: panicked 911 calls from a north carolina state fair thursday night. the vortex ride had stopped. people were getting off when it restarted. five people were hurt. >> it just sound like a bunch of stuff hitting metal. >> reporter: the ride operator 46-year-old timothy tutterrow is in custody charged with three felony assaults with a deadly weapon. >> this ride was tampered with after the inspec...