Pennsylvania prison guard dies after inmate allegedly attacks him over towel

A guard at a Pennsylvania correctional facility died Monday after he was brutally beaten by a prisoner, officials said.

Sgt. Mark Baserman, 61, was reportedly punched and kicked in the head on Feb. 15 while on duty at State Correctional Institution Somerset by inmate Paul Jawon Kendrick, 22, who’s serving a life sentence for murder.

“The minute we learned of this unprovoked, brutal attack on Sgt. Baserman and another officer who came to his aid our hearts sank,” Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel said in a statement. “We are greatly saddened by Sgt. Baserman's death and our thoughts are with his family at this time.”

Source : foxnews