Key takeaways:
- Shane McMillan, a prisoner at a federal penitentiary in Florida, has been accused of stabbing disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar.
- McMillan has a history of violent behavior, including assaulting a correctional officer and attempting to stab another inmate to death.
- McMillan has been placed in solitary confinement while the incident is being investigated, and the incident has raised questions about the safety of inmates in federal prisons.
A prisoner at a federal penitentiary in Florida has been accused of stabbing disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar. According to a person familiar with the matter, the attack was provoked by a lewd comment made by Nassar while the two were watching a Wimbledon tennis match on TV.
The inmate, identified as Shane McMillan, has a history of violent behavior. Court records show that he was previously convicted of assaulting a correctional officer at a federal penitentiary in Louisiana in 2006 and attempting to stab another inmate to death at the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado in 2011.
Nassar is currently serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography charges. He is also facing a 40- to 125-year sentence for sexual assault charges.
McMillan has been placed in solitary confinement while the incident is being investigated. It is unclear at this time what charges he may face in connection with the attack.
The incident has raised questions about the safety of inmates in federal prisons. It is unclear what measures, if any, have been taken to ensure the safety of inmates in the wake of the attack.
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