Lockdown imposed after jail officer hurt

Spokane County Jail was briefly locked down Friday after a corrections officer was injured during an encounter with an inmate.

Daniel Leonetti, a member of the jail’s Critical Response Team, was injured when he and other team members attempted to remove an inmate, who wasn’t identified, from his cell for transportation to court.

Jail Commander Jerry Brady said the incident occurred when a judge issued a “drag order,” commanding deputies to bring an unwilling inmate to the courtroom.

Leonetti, 30, “appears to have a neck injury and a tingling in his fingers,” the jail commander said.

An ambulance was summoned to the jail and the facility was placed on lockdown – with inmates ordered back to their cells from activity areas.

Leonetti was taken to a hospital for treatment. His condition wasn’t immediately available.

Brady said he couldn’t provide the name of the inmate involved, but he likely will be charged with assault.

It wasn’t known if the uncooperative inmate was taken to court after the melee.

Bill Morlin

Spokane

Stretch of Monroe closed Sunday

Monroe Street from Boone to Mallon avenues will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday for work on water and sewer lines related to the new YMCA and YWCA building. The street had a closure last weekend, too.

Staff reports

Spokane Valley

Free car seat check offered today

The Spokane County Child Passenger Team will hold a car seat check from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Dishman Dodge, 7700 E. Sprague Ave.

Nationally certified technicians will make sure seats are safe and properly installed, and can answer questions from parents. The service is free.

According to a news release, Spokane County officials estimate 85 to 90 percent of car seats are misused. Studies have shown that proper use of child restraints is effective in reducing fatalities in car crashes.

Staff reports