MARQUETTE, MI— A female counselor was assaulted at Marquette Branch Prison last week.
Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz says Thursday around 10:20 a.m. a maximum-security prisoner asked to speak to the counselor in her office. She agreed to talk to him, but in a sergeant’s office closer to the officer station.
As they waited for a key to the office, the prisoner punched the counselor in the face and tried to assault her further. Officers at the desk were able to gain control of the man.
The counselor was taken to UPHS-Marquette for evaluation and released. She was scheduled to be back at work Monday.
The Michigan State Police has been notified and has begun an investigation into the incident.
