MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee County corrections sergeant was attacked and stabbed Tuesday morning, allegedly, by a man who'd recently been released from jail.
The veteran correctional worker is now recovering.
The incident happened at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5th just outside the Milwaukee County jail.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says the suspect came up to the sergeant at the crosswalk of North 9th and West State Street and stabbed the sergeant several times. He was taken to the hospital by first responders who said was in stable condition.
The man who stabbed the sergeant took off running but was arrested, half a mile away, at an apartment complex.
Officers were likely able to apprehend him quickly because the jail sergeant recognized the man who stabbed him. He had recently been released from the Milwaukee County jail.
TMJ4 can't name the suspect in the stabbing because he has not yet been charged.
But a man with the same name filed a federal lawsuit last month against Milwaukee county and two of the jail's correctional officers.
The rambling, handwritten complaint stretches more than 30 pages. He alleges mistreatment at the jail — writing: "I was forced to perform labor"
and "After multiple attempts of suicide I was never diagnosed... by a psychologist."
The suspect has a lengthy criminal history stretching back 24 years. His most recent charges came in 2023: battery and disorderly conduct.
On both counts, he was found guilty but not guilty, due to mental disease.
The sergeant who is recovering from the stabbing is a 14-year veteran of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.
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