A correctional officer at California Medical Facility was injured while attempting to extract inmate Dannunzio Patron from his cell. During the incident, Patron attacked the officer using an improvised weapon, causing lacerations to the officer's forearm. Two additional staff members also reported knee pain from the incident. Patron has since been transferred to a different prison for restricted housing, with the case now referred for potential felony prosecution. He was previously sentenced to eight years for assault under California's Three Strikes law.
Inmates at the California Medical Facility can be violent; a recent incident detailed an officer injured while removing an inmate from his cell with an improvised weapon.
Dannunzio Patron, age 38, injured a correctional officer during a cell extraction, prompting his transfer for restricted housing and potential felony prosecution.
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