An Inmate, Just Released, Is Shot After Attemping A Car Jacking. Right Back To Prison He Goes.

By John Falkenberg

PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former prisoner got himself shot in the chest after attempting to carjack a prison guard not even an hour after being released for parole violation, NBC Philadelphia reports.

Apparently, he felt the crushing need to resume his criminal career just too great to wait for the next day.

As CBS New York Reports:

Police say 26-year-old Jamal Bennett attempted to carjack the 66-year-old guard just before 11 p.m., right after the guard finished his shift at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in the city’s Holmesburg section. The two men fought next to the officer’s vehicle until the guard pulled his personal weapon and opened fire, striking Bennett in the chest.

The recently-freed inmate was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in critical condition but was expected to survive. The officer suffered minor injuries to his head and neck.

“It seems like he was starting his life of crime over again within minutes of being released, attempting to carjack this off-duty correctional officer,” Philadelphia Police Chief inspector Scott Small told CBS Philly. “So it is somewhat bizarre.”

Bennett had just been released from custody on a probation violation for a weapons charge. Court documents don’t list an attorney representing …Read the Rest

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