Two Utah correctional facilities under lockdown following officer assault

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF) and the Utah State Correctional Facility (USCF) are currently on lockdown status because of an assault.

According to a press release from the Utah Department of Corrections, an inmate assaulted an officer within a CUCF Housing Unit. The officer was transferred by ambulance to a local hospital where he is currently in stable condition.

Officials say further details and the identities of the officer and the inmate are not being released due to a pending investigation…

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