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Inmates charged in 2 Ohio prison knife attacks
By njherald.com- Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Published: 10/25/2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio inmates have been charged in separate knife attacks at a prison in assaults that severely wounded a guard and injured four prisoners who were unable to defend themselves because they were handcuffed to a table.

The injured guard, Matthew Matthias, suffered 32 stab wounds and numerous internal injuries in the Feb. 20 attack at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville and was hospitalized for weeks. A spokeswoman for the corrections' officer union said Matthias is still recovering and hasn't returned to work.

Prisoners Casey Pigge and Greg Reinke were indicted Thursday in the attack against Matthias. Scioto County court records don't list attorneys for them.

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