Stillwater State Prison On Lockdown After Assault

A spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Corrections says the altercation began Wednesday when the offender approached staff members with a complaint, then attacked them.

 

 

 

 

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) - Stillwater state prison is on lockdown after officials say an inmate attacked and injured four staff members without warning.

A spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Corrections says the altercation began Wednesday when the offender approached staff members with a complaint, then attacked them.

Additional officers were sent to the scene and the offender was taken into custody.

The incident happened in the prison's dining hall about midday. A female correctional officer and a contract food service employee were treated at a hospital and released. Two other employees had minor injuries.

 

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