{"id":9266,"date":"2021-11-04T22:14:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ci02916ee030192559"},"modified":"2021-11-04T22:14:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:14:04","slug":"jail-guard-gets-stabbed-by-inmate-3-guards-hurt-jail-shanks-on-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tender-hodgkin.62-151-180-206.plesk.page\/index.php\/2021\/11\/04\/jail-guard-gets-stabbed-by-inmate-3-guards-hurt-jail-shanks-on-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"JAIL GUARD GETS STABBED BY INMATE, 3 GUARDS HURT, JAIL SHANKS ON RISE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>3 jail detention officers were assualted at the Mecklenburg County Jail at 801 East 4th Street Charlotte, NC. One jail guard was even stabbed with a jail inmate made shank, allegedly by inmate&nbsp;Eric Henderson, 39.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tender-hodgkin.62-151-180-206.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jail-hghh.png\"><\/figure>\n<p>On November 2, 2021, two Direct Action Response Team (D.A.R.T) Officers and a detention sergeant at the jail were injured during an incident with Eric.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>D.A.R.T Officers Simpson, Huff and Sergeant Clyburn attempted to move Eric to a disciplinary detention unit, but Eric allegedly refused to comply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tender-hodgkin.62-151-180-206.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/screenshot-2021-11-04-at-17-54-28-deputies-3-mecklenburg-county-detention-center-officers-assaulted-by-inmate-wccb-charlo.png\"><\/figure>\n<p>Inmate Eric is accused of stabbing Officer Simpson with a sharp shank that was made in jail. Officer Simpson was treated by detention facility medical staff before being transported to a local hospital and released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Officer Simpson\u2019s injuries were not life threatening, and he is expected to be okay. D.A.R.T Officer Huff and Sergeant&nbsp;Clyburn received minor injuries during the incident.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/charlottealertsnews.com\/charlottealerts\/news\/female-guard-stabbed-at-jail-2nd-jail-stabbing-in-2-months\">A female jail guard was stabbed in 2021 at the same jail.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/charlottealertsnews.com\/charlottealerts\/news\/inmate-killed-with-shank-knife-at-north-carolina-prison\">Inmate Kevin R. Taylor, Jr., 23, was stabbed to death by another inmate at a prison.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/charlottealertsnews.com\/charlottealerts\/news\/jail-sergeant-gets-shanked-by-inmate-inside-jail-bled-and-sent-to-hospital\">In 2021 a jail sergeant got shanked by an inmate in a violent jail encounter.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/charlottealertsnews.com\/charlottealerts\/news\/prison-inmate-dies-after-getting-shanked-inside-prisoner-living-area\">Prison inmate Scott Whitmeyer, 49, was killed during a stabbing assault with a inmate.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A jail guard got shanked by an inmate at the county jail. 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