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Inmate Expected To Survive After Being Stabbed Eight Times

Last updated on Thursday, June 7, 2018

(BUNKER HILL) - An inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility is expected to live after being stabbed several times, according to Indiana State Police.

The incident occurred on May 29 just before 1 p.m. Staff at the state prison responded to a stabbing in the B housing unit.

27-year-old Arthur Andrews of Indianapolis was stabbed at least eight times with a homemade knife by another inmate, police say. He was flown to an Indianapolis hospital and was placed in intensive care.

On Thursday, ISP investigators say Andrews is expected to live, but ended up losing his gall bladder.

He is currently serving a sentence for burglary.

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