Rikers Island Detainee Hit Officer In The Face: Officials

QUEENS — An officer was struck several times in the face by a detainee at Rikers Island on Wednesday morning, the Department of Correction.

A detainee struck an officer several times in the face on Wednesday about 5:20 a.m. at the Anna M. Kross Center, officials said.

“Our officers work tirelessly every day to keep individuals in our care safe, and any act of violence towards anyone who works for the Department will never be tolerated,” Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, James Boyd, said. “This heinous attack was completely unprovoked and this individual was immediately rearrested.”

The officer was treated and released from the hospital, and the incident is under investigation, officials said.