HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — An inmate attacked a detention deputy in Florida and attempted to strangle him.
According to WFTS, Hillsborough County detention deputy D.Hernandez was attacked from behind as an inmate tried to strangle him with a towel.
Surveillance video shows the attack. Several inmates jumped in to help the deputy.
Hernandez got a twisted ankle, bruised knee and abrasions to his neck as a result of the attack, according to WFTS.
The inmate is facing a new charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and was transferred to an isolation cell.
Florida inmates help deputy after jailhouse strangle attemptSNEAK ATTACK: An inmate who attempted to use a towel to strangle a Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy from behind is taken down by the officer and a group of fellow inmates who jumped in to help. http://abcn.ws/1nV3ulb
Posted by ABC News on Friday, March 3, 2017
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