June 24, 2008
Prison Locked Down After Attack on Officer
A convict serving a life term at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility attacked a guard with a makeshift knife Tuesday, leaving him with non-lethal wounds and prompting a lockdown at the prison.
The inmate assaulted the officer with an altered disposable razor as the victim was beginning his shift and approaching his work area about 8 a.m., said Lt. Michael Stout, a spokesman for the Otay Mesa-area state penitentiary.
"The officer was able to defend himself, preventing additional injuries, until responding staff arrived to gain control of the inmate," Stout said…
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