Correctional officer hospitalized after ‘gang attack’ at Kentucky State Penitentiary
A correctional officer was taken to a hospital after what Kentucky State Police described as a “gang attack” by five inmates at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville.
State police said the inmates used a weapon to assault the officer in a common area of the prison. The officer was taken to a hospital with “multiple injuries,” state police said in a news release Tuesday.
The Department of Corrections notified state police of the attack at about 8:45 a.m. Dec. 25, and state police said they responded and opened an investigation. Once the investigation is complete, state police said they will present the evidence to a Lyon County grand jury.
Karla Ward
Lexington Herald-Leader