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Bronx DA: Rikers inmate indicted for assaulting nurse who was treating him

It was March 12 when 25-year-old Claude White was being treated at a medical clinic in the jail complex.

News 12 Staff

Mar 29, 2025, 2:12 AM

Updated 2 days ago

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Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark says an inmate at Rikers Island was indicted for assaulting a nurse as the nurse was treating him. It was March 12 when 25-year-old Claude White was being treated at a medical clinic in the jail complex. He then swiped at the nurse's face, cutting his cheek before corrections officers were able to remove him from the room. A small, needle-like device was found on White. Clark says the nurse's injuries were not serious. White is now charged with assault and with bringing contraband into the jail.