TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) - An inmate has punched two staff members at the state prison in southeast Nebraska - the second assault on staffers there in less than 10 days.
The Nebraska Correctional Services Department said in a news release Sunday that the inmate erupted Saturday at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution after refusing orders to stop violating housing unit rules. He punched one of the staffers several times in the head and torso and assaulted another staffer before being restrained.
One of the staffers required two stitches to close a wound and the other was treated for facial injuries as well.
The names of those involved haven't been released.
Two inmates injured four staff members during a March 21 melee in a cell at the Tecumseh prison, authorities said.