At the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The inmate, 25-year-old Christopher Lommie Jackson, who has been in custody since 2019 on numerous violent charges, including the alleged murder of 51-year-old Subhi Baghdadi, 51, of Anaheim, had attempted to stab another inmate, prompting a response from jail-assigned deputies.
The violence unfolded at around 2:45 p.m.
That’s when footage shows Jackson, shiv in hand, fly out of a cell, make contact with a deputy and take him to the ground, where a vicious struggle ensued.
Other responding deputies are seen immediately intervening, and authorities say the 25-year-old inmate was eventually subdued.
Sheriff’s officials did not identify the 45-year-old deputy, but said he suffered moderate injuries to his face and was treated and released from a local hospital.
It’s unclear if the 28-year-old inmate attacked by Jackson prior to the assault on the deputy was injured.
Authorities say these types of violent attacks on deputies at correctional facilities present a significant danger to county employees working in the jails.
