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A Cook County inmate punched a sheriff's deputy after a hearing at the Criminal Courthouse today, leaving the nine-year veteran with a fractured eye socket.
Rayvon Parker, 20, of the 9300 block of South Kenwood Avenue, was being returned to Cook County Jail following a routine hearing for the murder charges he faces when he attacked the 32-year-old deputy, according to sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson.
Numerous deputies responded to the third-floor courtroom at 26th Street and California Avenue a little after 1 p.m. and had to use disabling chemical on Parker before getting him under control, Patterson said.
The deputy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his injuries were not considered to be life-threatening. An exact condition was not available.
Parker was taken to Saint Anthony Hospital for evaluation, Patterson said. Additional criminal charges for the attack were being prepared.
chicagobreaking@tribune.com
Rayvon Parker, 20, of the 9300 block of South Kenwood Avenue, was being returned to Cook County Jail following a routine hearing for the murder charges he faces when he attacked the 32-year-old deputy, according to sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson.
The deputy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his injuries were not considered to be life-threatening. An exact condition was not available.
Parker was taken to Saint Anthony Hospital for evaluation, Patterson said. Additional criminal charges for the attack were being prepared.
chicagobreaking@tribune.com
