Three sheriff's deputies were injured over the weekend after they were allegedly attacked by prisoners at the Monterey County Jail, authorities said.
Three sheriff's deputies were injured over the weekend after they were allegedly attacked by prisoners at the Monterey County Jail, authorities said. The incident began about 6 p.m. Sunday when two deputies responded to reports of a prisoner getting a tattoo from another inmate, which is against jail rules, in the K-block housing unit. One of the prisoners backed up and pushed away from the deputies, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
During the melee, one prisoner allegedly took a deputy's baton and hit the deputy with it on the head and back. More deputies arrived and ordered the prisoners to the ground. One of the inmates, however, allegedly threw the deputy's baton and hit another deputy. Order was restored a short time later, the housing unit was searched and narcotics were found, according to the sheriff's office.
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