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SUSANVILLE, Calif. — A High Desert State Prison sergeant is recovering from injuries suffered during an unprovoked attack by an inmate Monday night.
The assault occurred at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 after staff completed a clothed body search of inmate Bernard L. Wildee. Staff found contraband and ordered the inmate to submit to handcuffs.
Instead, Wildee repeatedly struck a correctional sergeant in his face and head. Responding staff used physical force to subdue Wildee. Two custody staff members were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The sergeant, a nearly 17-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, suffered a concussion, three lacerations to his right eye and bruises to his face. He is at home recovering.
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