CORALVILLE – The Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) reports earlier today (Friday), several staff members were injured while attempting to restrain an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMMC).

A counselor was working with an inmate in a mental health unit at IMCC, when the inmate began to indicate they would try to cause self harm by jumping from an upper level of the unit. As staff responded to try to keep the inmate from hurting himself, another inmate became physically aggressive, and required restraint from staff. As several correctional officers were attempting to bring them under restraint, the inmate physically resisted by wrestling with and kicking responding staff. In the process, two staff members suffered injuries.

One sergeant received a neck injury, and has been relieved form duty to be reviewed by a medical professional. An officer was reviewed by facility medical staff for a possible concussion, but was found to be fit to return to duty.

The incident remains under investigation.