Three Prison Guards Stabbed by Inmates
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From Times Wire Reports
Three California State Prison, Sacramento guards were stabbed and one remained hospitalized Friday after what officials suspect was a gang-affiliated assault. A fourth officer suffered minor bruises.
Correctional officer John Haggard, 39, was stabbed six times with a homemade metal knife and was held for observation for a wound near his spine, officials said.
Officers Mike Frazer, 53, and Victor Casey, 41, also were stabbed with metal weapons, but were treated and released. Two homemade knives were recovered.
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