Parchman officer assaulted 06-19-08

PARCHMAN SAYS A FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER HAS BEEN ASSAULTED BY A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONER. SUSAN SINGLETARY, IN PARCHMAN'S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, TELLS US THAT A C-O WAS ATTACKED WITH SOME CHEMICAL AGENT, BUT OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS SOMETHING THE PRISONER HAD OR IF HE TOOK IT FROM THE C-O. THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. MEANWHILE, CORRECTIONS FACILITY INVESTIGATORS ARE PROBING THE INCIDENT, AND THE PRISONER WAS PUT IN LOCKDOWN.