By C1 Staff
SALISBURY, N.C. — A convicted sexual offender now faces additional charges after he assaulted a corrections officer in the prison kitchen.
Officer Ernest Shue, 60, was carrying a tray of sandwiches when inmate Devozeo Demontra Person, 34, punched him in the face Tuesday, The Salisbury Post reported. Person punched Shue again in the face while he was on the ground.
Shue was transferred to the hospital with a broken right orbital bone and broken jaw.
Person is currently serving time for rape and other sexual offenses, according to the publication. He has a multiple prison infractions, including damage to property, theft, sexual act, disobeying orders, misuse of medication and unauthorized location.