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Inmate fatally shot after attacking deputy at Ill. courthouse

The incident was contained to an isolated area

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Daryl L. Perkins.

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By C1 Staff

VERMILION COUNTY, Ill. – An inmate died over the weekend after being shot by a deputy he attacked inside a courthouse.

According to WAND, inmate Daryl L. Perkins, 55, stabbed a deputy in the face multiple times Friday as the deputy opened Perkins’ cell door to move him between holding cells.

The deputy, a veteran LEO with over 10 years of service, then shot Perkins.

The News-Gazette reports Perkins had a long and violent criminal history.

The incident was contained to an isolated area and didn’t interrupt court proceedings for the remainder of the day.

The deputy was taken to a hospital for treatment.

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