Correction Officers Assaulted by Rikers Island Inmates in Violent Day: Exclusive Story
New York City – Two correction officers at Rikers Island were attacked by inmates on Monday, resulting in severe injuries to the guards, according to sources familiar with the incidents. In the first assault at the George R. Vierno Center around 1 p.m., an officer tried to intervene in a gang fight involving about 10 inmates. Despite using pepper spray to stop the brawl, the inmates continued to fight and one struck the officer with …