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Deputies injured stopping suicide attempt by jail inmate, Dane County Sheriff's Office says
Wisconsin State Journal - 11/10/2020
Nov. 10--Two deputies were injured stopping a suicide attempt by a jail inmate Sunday morning, the Dane County Sheriff's Office reported.
The 30-year-old male inmate had been exhibiting self-harm behavior prior to the incident about 6 a.m. in the City-County Building facility of the Dane County Jail , Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said in a statement.
The inmate was treated for his self-inflicted injuries by jail medical staff and jail mental health professionals were notified, Schaffer said.
A short time later, the inmate began to destroy his mattress and then attempted to use pieces of it as a ligature. When deputies intervened to stop the man from hanging himself, he resisted, punching a deputy in the head with a closed fist, while another suffered a minor injury in the struggle, Schaffer said.
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