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A sheriff in Mississippi says a Marshall County prison guard has been severely injured by an inmate.

Posted: Apr 4, 2019 10:36 AM

Updated: Apr 4, 2019 3:35 PM

Posted By: The Associated Press

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP/WTVA) — A sheriff in Mississippi says a Marshall County prison guard has been severely injured by an inmate.

Sheriff Kenny Dickerson tells WREG-TV that the guard was attacked Wednesday night and airlifted to a hospital. News outlets report the sheriff's office says the guard suffered severe head trauma. Dickerson says the guard was in stable condition as of late Wednesday night.

WMC-TV in Memphis later reported the guard was released from the hospital.

The sheriff's office says that inmate and several others started a fire inside the prison and were burning items just before the guard was hurt. WMC-TV reports the fire has been contained and the prison has since been placed on lockdown.

Authorities didn't immediately release the identities of those involved.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 15229

Reported Deaths: 723

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	999	25
Lauderdale	735	61
Madison	720	23
Scott	650	12
Neshoba	630	38
Jones	598	25
Forrest	553	38
DeSoto	533	7
Rankin	421	7
Leake	421	12
Holmes	397	28
Copiah	310	4
Jackson	305	13
Attala	292	16
Yazoo	273	4
Newton	271	4
Leflore	258	31
Harrison	257	7
Lincoln	256	28
Monroe	255	25
Lamar	235	5
Oktibbeha	235	12
Lowndes	211	9
Pearl River	209	31
Pike	202	11
Adams	196	15
Noxubee	185	6
Wayne	177	1
Warren	171	9
Washington	168	7
Covington	165	2
Bolivar	160	11
Jasper	157	4
Smith	150	11
Lee	149	6
Kemper	144	11
Clarke	143	18
Chickasaw	133	12
Lafayette	131	4
Coahoma	121	4
Carroll	117	11
Marion	115	9
Clay	112	4
Winston	112	1
Claiborne	111	2
Lawrence	102	1
Simpson	101	0
Yalobusha	90	5
Hancock	90	11
Tate	89	1
Grenada	89	3
Wilkinson	88	9
Itawamba	87	7
Union	83	5
Marshall	83	3
Montgomery	83	1
Sunflower	81	3
Jefferson Davis	77	2
Tippah	73	11
Panola	70	3
Webster	69	1
Calhoun	64	4
Humphreys	60	7
Amite	60	1
Walthall	55	0
Tunica	54	3
Prentiss	52	3
Perry	50	3
Choctaw	43	2
Jefferson	42	1
Tishomingo	32	0
Pontotoc	32	3
Stone	30	0
Franklin	28	2
Tallahatchie	27	1
Quitman	26	0
George	25	1
Alcorn	17	1
Benton	15	0
Greene	12	1
Sharkey	7	0
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 17359

Reported Deaths: 618

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Mobile	2191	115
Jefferson	1780	102
Montgomery	1632	38
Tuscaloosa	738	14
Marshall	687	9
Franklin	545	7
Lee	540	33
Shelby	503	19
Tallapoosa	423	64
Butler	402	17
Chambers	353	25
Walker	344	2
Elmore	339	8
Madison	327	4
Baldwin	283	9
Dallas	260	3
Morgan	251	1
Etowah	248	11
DeKalb	243	3
Lowndes	238	12
Coffee	229	1
Sumter	220	6
Autauga	216	4
Houston	209	4
Bullock	203	4
Pike	198	0
Colbert	178	2
Russell	167	0
Marengo	163	6
Lauderdale	161	2
Hale	159	8
Calhoun	154	3
Choctaw	151	8
Barbour	150	1
Wilcox	144	7
Clarke	142	2
Cullman	126	0
Randolph	125	7
Marion	121	11
St. Clair	118	1
Pickens	111	4
Dale	110	0
Talladega	109	3
Chilton	100	1
Limestone	94	0
Greene	94	4
Winston	88	0
Covington	77	1
Jackson	77	2
Crenshaw	76	3
Macon	75	4
Henry	74	2
Bibb	72	1
Washington	68	6
Blount	61	1
Escambia	57	3
Lawrence	48	0
Geneva	40	0
Conecuh	39	1
Coosa	38	1
Monroe	37	2
Perry	37	0
Cherokee	37	3
Clay	27	2
Lamar	23	0
Fayette	15	0
Cleburne	14	1
Unassigned	0	0