FOLSOM, Calif. — Two California prison officers were hospitalized after an alleged attack by an incarcerated man, and authorities are investigating it as an attempted homicide, officials said Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident happened Saturday at California State Prison, Sacramento, as the suspect was being escorted from his cell to allow staff to conduct a search, according to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStaff used physical force and chemical agents to quickly quell the attack, and an improvised weapon was found at the scene,\u201d the corrections department said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The officers were transported in fair condition, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 48-year-old male suspect was placed in restricted housing during the investigation, officials said. He arrived at the facility in 2011 to serve a 17-year sentence for charges including corporal injury to a spouse. In 2022, he received an additional four years for possession\/manufacture of a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case will be referred to the Sacramento County District Attorney\u2019s Office for possible felony prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The prison northeast of the state capital houses more than 2,200 medium-, maximum- and high-security incarcerated people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n