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| Officer stabbed at Fla. prison |
| By Tallahassee.com |
| Published: 02/03/2005 |
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Extra security precautions at a Jackson County (Fla.) state prison were lifted Wednesday, two days after an hourlong brawl left one officer stabbed, 11 beaten and 52 inmates charged with new crimes. The fight broke out after an officer tried to take a prisoner's homemade knife in the recreation yard, officials said Wednesday. Immediately following the Monday morning incident, prisoners were placed on lockdown, which was lifted Wednesday morning, Department of Corrections spokesman Sterling Ivey said. Lockdown means that inmates can move throughout the prison only with an officer escort, he said. None of the officers was seriously injured in the brawl, which began when a prisoner told an officer he was afraid another prisoner might try to attack him with a shank, he said. Nakia Huggins, 30, was brought to the officers at about 10:30 a.m. and asked about the knife. He punched one officer and began running. He was quickly isolated between two fences when he began waving the knife at four additional guards, one of whom was stabbed as he grabbed Huggins from behind, Ivey said. Meanwhile, another four officers were sent to the recreation area, where some of the 200 prisoners began attacking them while others shouted encouragement. Two other officers managing the recreation yard were also injured. It took an hour to restore calm, Ivey said. After the fight, 52 inmates were charged with offenses ranging from battery on a law enforcement officer to inciting a riot. They were among the 102 inmates that were moved to other prisons, with a majority sent to Florida State Prison in Starke. |
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