Colorado
Sheriff's deputy injured restraining Denver inmate
Posted: Oct 29, 2012 10:00 AM by Lauren Molenburg
DENVER (AP) - Authorities say a sheriff's deputy was injured while trying to restrain an inmate who refused to allow guards to search his cell for drugs at the downtown Denver detention center.
Sheriff's Capt. Frank Gale tells The Denver Post (http://bit.ly/TOfuR1) the altercation happened at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday at the jail on Colfax Avenue, and the deputy, who suffered a sprained back, drove to an urgent care facility downtown.
Gale says deputies found a single joint of marijuana in the cell, and the inmate will be charged with felony possession of contraband.
The altercation follows an attack on another deputy last Friday when a different inmate punched the officer in the face.
Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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