FISHKILL – State Police charged a former inmate at Fishkill Correctional Facility for felony assault.
Francisco Esmurria, 19, was arrested on Tuesday, April 12, after an investigation revealed that he had covered his cell windows with a blanket and was unresponsive when staff checked on his welfare. When corrections officers entered his cell, Esmurria attacked them with one officer sustained a shoulder injury.
Esmurria was returned to the custody of the state prison system pending a future court appearance.
State Police were assisted by the state Department of Corrections and Community Service.
