Officer stabbed at Franklin Correctional Facility

MALONE | Three officers were injured by an inmate armed with a makeshift weapon inside Franklin Correctional Facility Wednesday. According to the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, the March 8 violence unfolded after an inmate began taunting and yelling obscenities at an officer assigned inside one of the medium-security facility's dorms. When ordered to stop and approached by the officer, the inmate reportedly struck him with both fists in the ribs before running through the dorm with the officer in pursuit. He was put in a body hold as two other officers responded. Union officials said the inmate continued to fight with staff and during the struggle stabbed one officer in the shoulder with an unknown object. The officers were able to disarm the inmate and escort him from the dorm in handcuffs. Staff later recovered the weapon- reported to be a five-inch pen barrel with one end sharpened to a point. The initial officer assaulted sustained elbow, ribs, hip and knee pain and swelling. He was treated by facility medical staff and did not return to duty. One of the two responding officers was stabbed in the shoulder and also sustained knee pain, shoulder pain and swelling. He was treated by medical staff and did not return to duty. The second officer who responded sustained hand, knee and shoulder injuries. He was treated at the facility and remained on duty. The 31-year-old inmate is serving a two-year sentence after being convicted in Bronx County in 2022 for second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon. He faces disciplinary charges in the incident. "As we continue to call for the repeal of the HALT Act amid the skyrocketing violence in our correctional facilities, the dangers staff face every day come in many forms, including contraband," said NYSCOPBA Northern Region Vice President John Roberts. "Thankfully all three officers injured in the attack at Franklin did not sustain serious injuries, including the officer who was stabbed in the shoulder. It is our hope that the Franklin County District Attorney's Office takes a hard look at this attack and prosecutes the inmate. He is serving a two-year sentence for attempted weapons possession and extending that sentence as a result of assaulting staff will hopefully send a strong message that attacks on staff will not be tolerated."

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