Man severely injured in Blair County Prison assault

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A man is in the hospital with severe injuries after he was assaulted early Friday morning in the Blair County Prison.

Blair County District Attorney Pete Weeks confirmed that the assault happened at 3 a.m. on Aug. 9. The man who was assaulted is in the ICU at UPMC Altoona and his family members said he had broken bones in his face and had to be intubated.

Weeks added that the man was arrested Thursday on a cost and fines warrant, but is questioning as to why the man was moved from Central Booking into the jail. He said that it is unlikely that the warrant would have led him to be jailed by a judge.

When asked about the situation Blair County Prison Warden Abbie Tate said, “I don’t have any comment, the investigation is ongoing.”

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Weeks confirmed that his office is working with the Hollidaysburg Borough Police in the investigation of the assault.

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