JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — Roger Freyta, 39, was sentenced to 20 years in prison last week for an attack on a Jefferson County deputy while Freyta was in custody.
During a routine inmate count on Jan. 1, 2020, a deputy at the jail was walking out of the sleeping area when Freyta assaulted the deputy with a handmade weapon, according to the First Judicial District Attorney's Office.
Freyta hit the deputy in the face and head, causing serious injuries, including a concussion, bruises and lacerations, the release from the district attorney said.
The weapon was made of a padlock that Freyta stole from the deputies' work station and a strip of fabric from a pillowcase or a sheet, the release said.
Freyta pleaded guilty on July 13 to the charge of First Degree Assault of Guard by Inmate. This was his third felony conviction, according to the release.
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