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Wild video shows moment inmate attacks deputy with makeshift knife
A California inmate serving time for murder attempted to stab a sheriff’s deputy and a fellow inmate with a makeshift knife, prompting a chaotic brawl in the prison that was caught on video.
The violence unfolded at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamango around 2:45 p.m., the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (SBSD) said in a news release.
Christopher Lommie Jackson, 25, who’s been in custody since 2019, armed himself with a jail-made metal knife and attempted to stab another inmate, sheriff’s deputies said.
When deputies arrived to break up the altercation, Jackson attempted to stab a deputy and knock him to the ground, prompting more deputies to intervene to stop the assault. The violence spilled out into the corridor as deputies pinned Jackson down to stop him.
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The attack prompted sheriff’s deputies to intervene. (SBSD)
The deputy who was attacked sustained “moderate injuries to his face and was treated and released from a local hospital,” SBSD said.
“Such violent behavior poses a serious threat to the safety and security of our staff and inmate populations,” Sheriff Shannon Dicus said in a statement. “Our deputies work tirelessly to maintain order and provide a secure environment within our correctional facilities. We will pursue the maximum legal consequences for those who carry out attacks in our correctional facilities.”
SBSD said Jackson has had multiple prior arrests for violent offenses in San Bernardino County.
Early on Thursday, a South Carolina corrections officer was hospitalized after being stabbed in the head by an inmate at the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia.
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Learn about Cherry Blossom Day at the Oregon State Capitol
Cherry Blossom Day takes place the third Saturday in March as the Akebono trees bloom and features performances and cultural demonstrations in Salem.
Work to remove Salem’s oldest street tree is scheduled to begin in late June or early July.
But before the tree is fully cut down, officials will consider ways to study and preserve its memory, said Milan Davis, the city’s urban forester.
In March, the city decided to do further testing on two historic Oregon white oaks that had been slated for removal in a Northeast Salem neighborhood.
City staff, as well as many in the neighborhood, said they were heartbroken by the decision to remove the trees and hoped to find a way to save them.
The city used sonic tomography, a non-invasive tool that uses sound waves to measure wood density, to evaluate wood strength in the lower stem of the oldest tree, which has been infected with the Ganoderma applanatum fungus for several years.
It found a significant amount of compromised wood in the tree’s lower stem. The tree also was evaluated by an arborist and was deemed high-risk.
Testing and analysis on the second tree is ongoing. It’s infected with a different species of root-rotting fungus, called Inonotus dryadeus.
Removal of the first tree will happen over several months, Davis said.
Initial plans are to prune back a lot of big limbs to reduce weight and the risk of falling branches.
The hope is to keep the tree in place until this fall, allowing it to put out acorns that could be collected and planted, he said.
“Acorns from heritage oak trees are deeply steeped in ancient symbolism, representing not just physical potential but ancestral knowledge,” Davis said. “Because these mature trees have silently witnessed centuries of history, their seeds are seen as cosmic storehouses of patience, endurance and timeless wisdom.”
The city also will provide portions of the tree as it is being removed to various community groups.
Those could include Willamette University, for studies of cross-sections, and various artists with project proposals, including one creating a life-sized print of the tree’s rings.
Before work begins, the city will again post signs announcing plans for removal, Davis said. It also will reach out again to the Salem City Council and to the Northeast Neighbors neighborhood association.
Tracy Loew covers the environment at the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions and tips: tloew@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6779. Follow her on Twitter at @Tracy_Loew
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns can never be described as “basic,” but that quality is at the root of the most troublesome word for state residents to spell.
Basically… it’s basically.
According to Unscramblerer.com, the word “basically” is the one that trips up Utahns the most. Not mischievous, acquiesce, onomatopoeia or… yes… bougie. (Actually, bougie was the most misspelled word in all of America.)
To find the most difficult words for each state’s residents to pronounce, the site used Google Trends and Ahrefs.
List of America’s Most Misspellled Words:
- Bougie
- Favorite
- Through
- Business
- Tomorrow
- Because
- Definitely
- Beautiful
- Niece
- Separate
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