The McKinley County Adult Detention Center was locked down for about three hours last Thursday after 10 inmates sparked a minor riot after being told they could not watch a television show during dinner, the Gallup Independent reported over the weekend.

The show? A new series on The History Channel called "Gangland," which according to the show's Web site tells "the insider story of some of America's most notorious street gangs."

Warden Donna Goodrich said the 10 inmates covered their faces with washcloths to hide their identities and barricaded themselves inside their pod at the jail around 6 p.m. Thursday, the Independent said.

The inmates destroyed a television worth about $150 and spread the contents of shampoo packets onto the jail floor, but some 20 additional corrections officers in riot gear showed up and the barricaded door was broken down, the paper reported.

The pod was pepper-sprayed and the 10 inmates quickly surrendered, the Independent said.

"They pretty much gave up immediately," Goodrich told the paper, adding that the inmates could face third-degree felony charges could be brought against them, one count for each corrections officer who was endangered during the riot.

"It definitely wasn't worth it," said Goodrich of the inmates, a few of whom were scheduled for release within days.

Goodrich told the Independent that the incident coincided with a city DWI roadblock and that many officers were left standing outside the jail waiting to book alleged offenders until the riot was brought under control around 9 p.m. 

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