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Sedgwick County Jail deputy knocked unconscious breaking up fight that had ‘improvised weapon’
One of the inmates involves was also taken to the hospital to have a Taser probe removed, the sheriff’s office said.
Deputy knocked unconscious during fight at Sedgwick County jail
A Sedgwick County detention deputy was seriously injured while breaking up a fight between inmates at the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility, and an inmate was also taken to the hospital for the removal of a Taser probe.
Inmate dies at Sedgwick County jail, recently sentenced for body found in trunk
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has identified the inmate who died at the adult detention facility Wednesday morning as 24-year-old Daitrez J. Birch.
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An inmate was found unresponsive in their cell at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Branden Stitt said. The Wichita Fire Department arrived at 8:55 a.m. and pronounced the inmate deceased, he said.
Deputy hurt during inmate fight at Sedgwick County Jail
A deputy was seriously injured after two inmates got into a fight with a makeshift weapon at the Sedgwick County Jail Friday morning.
Sedgwick County deputy injured during inmate disturbance
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A detention deputy at the Sedgwick County jail was injured Friday when a fight broke out between two inmates in one of the pods at the jail. The Sheriff’s Office sai
Inmate knocks deputy unconscious during fight at Sedgwick County Jail
At approximately 11 a.m. Friday, a fight involving two inmates broke out in a pod of the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility.
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