Inmate attacks San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy with surin

An inmate at the San Bernardino County Jail attempted to stab another inmate and a sheriff's deputy with a knife he made while incarcerated, authorities said Friday.

On Tuesday around 2:45 p.m., Christopher Lommie Jackson attempted to stab a 28-year-old inmate with a jail-made metal knife at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Department.

After officers arrived in the men's cell, Jackson allegedly tried to stab a 45-year-old deputy and threw him to the ground, the sheriff's department said. Other deputies intervened to stop the attack.

Video footage provided by the Sheriff's Department shows a man identified as Jackson lunging at the deputy with a knife in his hand and pulling the deputy to the ground, where the two fought until they were separated by other deputies.

The deputy, whose identity was not released, was hospitalized with moderate facial injuries and was released, authorities said. It is unclear whether the other inmate was injured in the alleged attack.

Jackson, a 25-year-old San Bernardino resident, has been in custody since 2019 after accepting a plea deal in a murder case, according to court records. He was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. Jackson will be charged with attempted murder in response to the alleged attack, officials said.

“Such violent behavior poses a serious threat to the safety and security of our staff and jail populations,” San Bernardino Sheriff Shannon Dicus said in the release.