ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Alaska State Troopers say an inmate in Anchorage stabbed a correctional officer with a pencil during a jailhouse assault.
Troopers say the injured officer was treated at a local hospital and released following the Friday morning assault at the Anchorage Correctional Center Complex.
According to troopers, charges will be forwarded to prosecutors when the investigation is complete.
No other details were immediately available.
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