A correctional officer at California Medical Facility in Vacaville was attacked and injured while trying to remove an inmate from his cell Wednesday, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said.

Prison officials said inmate, Dannunzio Patron, 38, attacked the officer with a “improvised weapon” during a cell extraction and the officer sustain lacerations to his left forearm from the weapon. In addition, “two responding staff members reported knee pain,” a press release from the department states.

Patron was transferred to another institution for placement in restricted housing and the case is being referred to the Solano District Attorney’s Office for possible felony prosecution, officials said.

A check of Solano County Court cases did not indicate

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