By Kim Vallez
KRQE
ALBUQUERQUE — An inmate at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center is accused of biting off the finger of a corrections officer.
The incident happened on Wednesday in District Court while Mario Ragsdale, 50, was appearing for a probation violation hearing
Corrections officers say they had to escort Ragsdale from the courtroom because of his unruly behavior. That’s when the attack happened.
Officials with MDC say as a lieutenant was trying to restrain Ragsdale, he got a hold of the officer’s finger and bit it off, leaving only a small piece of skin attached.
The officer had to deploy his stun gun to get Ragsdale to release his finger.
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