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Officer Kicked in the Face, Fractures Nasal Bone

Malone, NY – Two inmates began fighting in a holding cell at the maximum security correctional facility that led to one officer fracturing his nose when he attempted to break the fight up and was kicked in the face by one of the inmates.

On Friday, October 28, one inmate entered a holding cell, where another inmate was being held. The two inmates began exchanging punches. An officer ordered the inmates to stop but they ignored the officer’s orders. The officer administered OC spray to both inmates with no effect. Additional staff arrived at the holding cell and the cell door was opened.  FULL PRESS RELEASE