Dylann Roof, who faces murder charges in the killing of nine black parishioners at a Charleston, S.C, church, was attacked Thursday morning in the shower by a fellow inmate at the detention center where he has been held for over a year, according to media reports.
Dylann Roof, who faces murder charges in the killing of nine black parishioners at a Charleston, S.C, church, was attacked Thursday morning in the shower by a fellow inmate at the detention center where he has been held for over a year, according to media reports.
Roof, 22, was bruised in the face and back but not seriously injured, The Post and Courier reports. No weapons were involved.
The newspaper says the attacker was identified as Dwayne Marlon Stafford, 26, who allegedly left his cell and ran down one flight of stairs to attack Roof.
Stafford, who was jailed in January on charges of armed robbery and assault and battery, faces third- degree assault and battery for Thursday's attack, WCBD-TV reports.
Maj. Eric Watson of the Charleston County sheriff's office said Roof was medically evaluated and returned to his cell, the Associated Press reports.
Roof has been held at the Cannon Detention Center since his arrest in North Carolina one day after the June 17, 2015, shootings at Emanuel AME Church.
