Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections report two correctional officers were assaulted by two inmates at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility (FDCF) in Fort Dodge, at approximately 5 p.m., Wednesday.  The incident began when an inmate approached and began an attack against an officer. When another officer attempted to pull this inmate away, all three of them fell to the ground. While the officers were attempting to restrain the aggressive inmate, another inmate in the area approached and began kicking the officers that were on the ground. Additional correctional officers were called into the unit and quickly restrained the attackers.

The two staff members that were attacked were sent to the Unity Point Hospital in Fort Dodge. The staff members had sustained scratches and bruising, but were released form the hospital that night, and returned to FDCF for a short time before being released from duties for the remainder of their shifts. The incident remains under investigation.