RALEIGH, N.C. — The man operating a ride at the North Carolina State Fair in 2013 that malfunctioned and injured several people, plead guilty to charges in the case in court on Monday.
Timothy Tutterrow, of Georgia, was charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the accident.
On October 24, 2013, five people, all between the ages of 14 and 39-years-old, were injured when a ride called the Vortex started unexpectedly as people were getting off of it.
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