HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Authorities are investigating after a deputy with the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office was reportedly stabbed in the head by an inmate.
Around 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11, officers with the Henrico County Police Division were called to Henrico Jail West — located at 4317 E. Parham Road — for a reported assault.
“Once on scene, officers learned a Sheriff’s Deputy had reportedly been stabbed in the head area by an inmate,” a spokesperson with the Henrico County Police Division said.
The deputy was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A spokesperson with the Henrico County Police Division said the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation.
There is no further information available at this time.
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