HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate facing trial for attempted capital murder waived his jury trial, then entered a plea as charged and was sentenced all during the same hearing.
Forty-three-year-old Corey Jeffery entered a plea for the stabbing of a correction’s officer back on Sept. 17, 2014. Correction’s Officer Tim Russell, who was working in the C-2 cell house at the central unit, received multiple stab wounds and was transported to the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center by EMS for treatment.
Russell had testified at the preliminary hearing that he had met with Jeffery before the incident where Jeffery was upset because of issues over his toilet. Russell apparently went about his business, but then later called to get someone to come look at his toilet.
About an hour later, he says he was letting inmates out of their cell so they could visit the canteen where they can buy stuff and that’s when the attack occurred. He told the court that he was stabbed at least 13 times.
Jeffrey after entering the plea was sentenced to life in prison and won’t be eligible for parole for over 54-years. Plus, this sentence runs consecutive to the current sentence which is also life according to Judge Trish Rose.