LINCOLN COUNTY, CO. — A corrections officer at Limon Correctional Facility was seriously injured after being attacked by an inmate. Officials said the inmate attacked the officer using a sharpened weapon.
Medics at the prison gave emergency treatment to the officer, who was then taken to the hospital by an ambulance.
No information on the officer's condition has been released.
Corrections officials said the prison is on lock down while they investigate the incident.
