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Sheriff: Man Awaiting Murder Trial Assaults Knox County Correctional Officer
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 8, 7:00 PM CDT
updated Oct 9, 5:12 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WQAD-TV and Register-Mail, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Knox County Jail inmate accused of attacking female deputy News · Register-MailOct 8, 7:00 PM CDT
Sheriff: Man awaiting murder trial assaults Knox County correctional officer · WQAD-TVOct 9, 5:12 PM CDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 9, 11:26 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.