By Shain Bergan and Katelynn Zoellner
5 News Online
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wash. — New reports of violent attacks at the Washington County Detention Center have officials blaming the bloated number of inmates at the jail.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office released video Thursday of an inmate attacking a detention officer Dec. 4. The inmate appears to punch the deputy as the detention officer is opening up a cell door. The two trade punches before the officer wrestles the inmate to the ground just under a nearby set of stairs.
The officer received stitches as a result of the attack, but was not seriously injured.
In another video taken a day later, a group of inmates beat up a fellow detainee after they found out the man was being held in jail on suspicion of child sex abuse, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Full story: Violent Jail Attacks Rise With Number Of Inmates, Sheriff Says