Homemade Weapons Used To Assault Tecumseh Staff Members

Officials with the Tecumseh State Prison say two staff members were recently assaulted by inmates using homemade weapons.

On Friday, five inmates in separate restrictive housing cells created a disruption by starting small fires in their cells. When responding to that incident, one staff member received a cut to the nose, which was determined not to be serious.  It's not clear what type of weapon was used

On Sunday a staff member was retrieving an item from a port in a cell door when the inmate used a homemade weapon to cut the staff member’s hand. 

The staff member assaulted Sunday received stitches to the hand. "Safety is our number one priority and search teams have been deployed at TSCI to locate and identify the source of the weapons,” Director Scott R. Frakes says. “Each of the individuals involved in the incident on Friday and the one involved Sunday were in restrictive housing due to the serious risk they present to the safety and security of the facility, our team members and other incarcerated individuals. They remain in the appropriate placement given their behavior.”

Frakes says all incidents will be investigated and the findings turned over to the county attorney for criminal prosecution.