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Two staffers assaulted by inmate at Lincoln Correctional Center

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) - Two staff members were assaulted by an inmate at the Lincoln Correctional Center at around 7:30 Monday morning. 

The inmate became agitated as staffers escorted him to a holding cell. The inmate hit one staffer several times in the face and the other in the head before Oleoresin Capsicum spray was used to subdue him, according to a release. 

One of the staff members had a cut above the eye and the other d