Correctional Officer Stabbed in Face With Contraband Weapon at Arkansas Prison

TUCKER, Ark. — Special Agents with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are investigating an incident involving an assault on a correctional officer on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at approximately 11:30 a.m. at the Larry B. Norris Unit of the Arkansas Division of Correction (ADC).

The incident occurred after ADC staff returned inmate Christopher Ivey, 45, to his cell. During the incident, Ivey stabbed an officer in the facial area with a contraband weapon.

The injured officer was treated and released from a local medical center…

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