Officer Taken to Local Hospital after being Attacked by Inmate
Elmira, NY – A 24 year old inmate who is serving eight years for gang assault, attacked an officer and punched him repeatedly in the face at the maximum security correctional facility last week.
The attack occurred on Friday, July 21. Initially, the officer opened the inmate’s cell for his morning medication. The inmate exited his cell and remained on the cell gallery. The officer gave the inmate several orders to exit the gallery or return to his cell, which the inmate ignored. FULL PRESS RELEASE