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Inmate who repeatedly stabbed CO in face sentenced

Jose Montalban approached a seated officer and stabbed him three times with a six-inch sharpened plastic knife

By C1 Staff

WAYMART, Pa. — After repeatedly stabbing a corrections officer in the face, a USP Canaan inmate was sentenced to 15 more years.

The Times-Tribune reports that Jose Montalban, serving a sentence for bank robbery, approached a seated officer on December 28, 2012, and stabbed him three times with a six-inch sharpened plastic knife.

Montalban was subdued by responding officers. The officer who was stabbed sustained puncture wounds to his face and required nine stitches.

Montalban was found guilty after a three-day trial.