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A Pinal County sheriff's detention officer was stabbed today by three inmates in the Pinal County Jail, officials said.

The sheriff's office said that at about 1:45 p.m., a jail lieutenant was attacked and stabbed multiple times inside the jail. The officer was airlifted to a trauma center, where he is listed in stable condition.

The sheriff's office said more details will be released later today.


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