Date: Fri 18-Jun-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

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Garner-inmate-incident

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Police Probe Garner Incident

State police report an incident about 3:30 pm June 9 at Garner Correctional

Institution, the state's high-security prison on Nunnawauk Road.

Correction Officer John Cody was showered with a rain of shattered glass from

a window which was broken by an inmate wielding a piece of steel, state police

said.

The unidentified inmate also broke a sprinkler head causing flooding in a cell

block, state police said. Damaged items included two cell windows, a foot

locker and many floor tiles.

Pending charges in the case include attempted assault on a corrections officer

and criminal mischief. State police said they are investigating.