Convicted former U.S. gymnastics physician Larry Nassar has been hospitalized after being stabbed in jail.
The disgraced former doctor—who’s at the moment serving time behind bars for sexual abuse—was stabbed a number of occasions at a federal facility in Florida throughout a dispute with one other inmate, a jail union chief confirmed to NBC Information.
Joe Rojas, president of the group that represents workers on the Federal Correctional Advanced Coleman, instructed the outlet that the 59-year-old was stabbed twice within the neck, twice within the again and 6 occasions within the chest, leading to a collapsed lung throughout the July 9 altercation.
Nassar is at the moment in steady situation, in accordance with Rojas, who stated he confirmed the data with workers on responsibility.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons additionally confirmed to NBC Information that an inmate was assaulted on the federal location in Florida, however didn’t affirm any identities. Nevertheless, authorities did reveal that workers offered life-saving measures and that the injured prisoner was being handled at a neighborhood hospital.
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