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Clallam Bay inmate sentenced to additional time for stabbing correctional officer

Carlos Avalos received an additional 5 years and 10 months on top of the 10 years he was already serving after stabbing a counselor with a contraband weapon

By C1 Staff

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — An inmate with a history of attacking correctional staff received another sentencing for stabbing a Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer.

KHQ reports that Carlos Avalos received an additional 5 years and 10 months on top of the 10 years he was already serving after stabbing a counselor with a contraband weapon.

The additional 5 years is for stabbing an officer with a contraband weapon. The officer who was attacked received multiple cuts to his face, head, neck, hands and torso, including a long gash on his face.

The weapon he used was likely crafted from a cell heating vent, and was found in the hallway near the scene of the assault.