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MILWAUKEE — Three corrections officers were injured while attempting to restrain a 43-year-old inmate on Tuesday morning, February 25th at the Milwaukee County Jail. Sheriff David Clarke is now speaking out on the incident.
“Once he gets his hands around my officer’s throat, to me, that is deadly force,” said Sheriff Clarke. “I expect my officers to defend themselves with all of the aggressiveness and ferociousness of a junkyard dog.”
In surveillance video released by the Milwaukee County Sheriff, Leopoldo Santos-Fernandez is seen throwing punches and lunging toward several corrections officers. The suspect allegedly crossed over into the officers’ work area during breakfast Tuesday morning.
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