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Black Hawk County deputy assaulted by jail inmate

No information on the deputy’s condition has been released

By Tim Jamison
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

WATERLOO — A Black Hawk County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after being assaulted by a jail inmate Saturday.

The female deputy, who was not identified, was working in the jail housing housing area around 9 a.m. when she was physically assaulted by inmate John Delroy Young, according to the sheriff’s office.

Young, 38, of Waterloo, was charged with willful injury and assault on a peace officer, both felonies. He was in jail on charges of burglary, theft and credit card fraud from incidents in December.

No information on the deputy’s condition has been released.