By Chris Libonati
Syracuse Media Group
ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. — An Oneida County corrections officer’s leg was fractured during a fight with an inmate, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
The officer, who deputies did not name, was searching the cell of Derrick Snell when Snell “became unruly,” deputies said. Snell, 25, of Rome, yelled obscenities and became aggressive, deputies said.
A second officer helped the first to secure Snell, but Snell began fighting with the officers, according to deputies.
That’s when one of the officers’ leg was fractured, deputies said. The officer was taken to Rome Memorial Hospital, was treated and was then released, deputies said.
Snell was charged with second-degree assault and arraigned at Centralized Arraignment Court, according to deputies.
His bail was set at $25,000 cash or $30,000 bond, deputies said.
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