(FOX40.COM) — The U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Friday that a federal prisoner was sentenced for assaulting a federal correctional officer in Lassen County.

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Authorities said that court documents revealed 30-year-old Hewer Berlany Santos struck the officer in the face while he was working at a federal prison is Herlong.

The officer sustained cuts and abrasions to his face. Officials said that the corrections officer received necessary medical attention.

U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins sentenced Santos to 21 months in prison for assaulting a federal officer, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant said.

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