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Colo. correctional officer accused of assaulting neighbors

Officer arrested for striking two neighbors with a metal object, causing serious bodily harm

By C1 Staff

COLORADO SPRINGS — A federal correctional officer was arrested following a dispute with neighbors on Saturday.

KRDO reports that Frederick Wells, a correctional officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Florence, was arrested after assaulting two neighbors with a metal object, causing serious bodily harm.

Both were hospitalized, according to The Denver Post.

Wells was arrested on charges of first degree assault.

It was not reported what the dispute was about.