A Tulsa County, Okla., sheriff's deputy shot a prison inmate inside a men's restroom at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Friday evening, authorities say.
The deputy was accompanying the prisoner during an extradition from Utah to Oklahoma when the two got into an altercation in a restroom in Terminal C while waiting for their connecting flight at about 5 p.m.
The prisoner, identified as 34-year-old Brent James Taff, emerged from a bathroom stall and began assaulting the deputy, striking him numerous times in the face and head, according to a statement from the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office.
The deputy shot Taff in the hand and the thigh, and Taff then ran from the restroom toward the C10 security checkpoint.
A second deputy who was stationed outside the restroom tackled Taff, and DFW airport police along with TSA officials helped the second deputy get the prisoner under control.
The prisoner and injured deputy were transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas for treatment of their injuries, according to a statement from the airport.
No one else was injured.
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DFW Airport police closed the area near the C10 security checkpoint as part of the investigation.
American Airlines, the only carrier with flights operating in Terminal C, said a few flights were delayed by no more than 15 minutes, and by 6:30 p.m. all operations were back to normal.
Authorities said Taff has a lengthy criminal history dating back to May 1996, including numerous arrests for violation of a protective order. More recently, Taff was arrested in October 2014 for violation of a protective order, stalking, kidnapping and threatening violent acts.
NBC 5's Scott Gordon, Bianca Castro, Ray Villeda and Ben Russell contributed to this report.
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