A convicted killer in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was hit with new charges of attempted murder after he allegedly attacked a prison psychologist with what officials are calling an “improvised weapon.”
The attack was interrupted by corrections officers, and the doctor is expected to survive, according to a statement by the CDCR. The attack happened shortly before 1 p.m. at California Medical Facility on August 29, a state prison located in the Solano County city of Vacaville, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said.
A correctional officer ended the attack and recovered the makeshift implement used in the attack, officials said. The psychiatrist, who was treated at an outside hospital, was released this weekend…