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Vt. inmate charged with assaulting officer

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) - Police say a Vermont prison inmate has been charged with assaulting a correctional officer.

Police say 33-year-old Vincent Herring is accused of simple assault at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield.

The incident happened Friday. Herring is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 28.

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