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Female Officer Sustains Multiple Injuries

Marcy, NY – A female corrections officer sustained a broken nose and lacerations after an inmate violently attacked her at the medium security correctional facility yesterday.

The attack occurred on Thursday, November 18 at approximately 9:20 a.m. The officer was making rounds in one of the housing dorms when she approached an inmate regarding complaints she was receiving about him. The inmate immediately took an aggressive stance against her. The officer administered one round of OC Spray to the inmate, which had no effect. The inmate began striking the female officer multiple times in the face and head. He knocked her to the ground and began kicking her in the head and face.  FULL PRESS RELEASE