The attack took place at the Cook County Jail in Chicago when a guard delivering breakfast let a detainee out to get a glass of water.
One guard has been left in hospital and two more injured after an attack by an inmate at the maximum-security wing of a jail.when a guard handing out breakfast let the detainee out to get a glass of water.
When the detainee returned, he allegedly grabbed the guard by the neck and dragged him into his cell, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. The guard got out of the cell but the altercation continued outside, where the detainee allegedly choked him until he was unconscious.The detainee is accused of taking the officer's keys and giving them to his cellmate, who opened at least one other cell door to let a third detainee out, according to the office. The situation was brought under control by a sergeant with a taser. One of the three guards attacked remains in hospital as of Tuesday afternoon.
One detainee is currently awaiting trial on charges he shot a Chicago police officer who responded to a store robbery in Back of the Yards in 2017.Scott Olson/Getty Images
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