Grant County authorities said a prison inmate tried to kill a correctional officer in Boscobel by stabbing him in the neck with a shank. The Grant County Sheriff’s Department released information today on the attack, which occurred just before 9 a.m. Monday at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility in Boscobel. Reports say that 47 year old Dexter Ewing tried to kill the correctional officer by stabbing him in the neck with the shank, or better known as a “homemade edge weapon.” The victim and another correctional officer were able to disarm Ewing before he could cause serious injury. Authorities did not release the name of either officer.
Inmate Tries To Kill Correctional Officer in Boscobel
Jan 9, 2020 | 2:35 PM

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