The incident happened Monday, Sept. 26, at the Albany County jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
Ian Neely, age 27, was charged with felony aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate after the alleged attack.
At the time of the incident, Neely was being held on a weapons possession charge.
He was arraigned at the Town of Colonie Criminal Court before being taken back to the Albany County jail.
If convicted on the new charge, Neely could face an additional one to five years added to his prison sentence.
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