HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — A former inmate of SCI Huntingdon is faced with additional charges after he allegedly “violently attacked” a corrections officer “resulting in serious bodily injury.”

In June 2023, an investigator with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections received a report from the prison alleging that then inmate Shawndell Miller, 29, of Waynesburg, assaulted a corrections officer in the course of an altercation about the use of the inmate telephone system.

According to the initial report, the incident occurred when Miller approached the CO, who was seated at a desk, to discuss the phone system. After the conversation, Miller began to walk away before allegedly turning back towards the CO and attacking him, punching the officer 11 times and kicking him twice, according to a criminal complaint.

Video surveillance footage provided by SCI Huntingdon Security Staff allegedly shows Miller attacking the CO, according to police.

The corrections officer suffered a concussion, bruising, facial abrasions and a broken tooth allegedly from the attack.

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Miller has been charged with felony counts of assault by prisoner of a facility employee and aggravated assault, as well as a misdemeanor charge of simple assault. He was serving his sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated assault charges in 2021 and is currently being lodged at SCI Greene.

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