(KLZA)-- Three staff members at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institute were assaulted by an inmate Wednesday evening.

A news release form Communications Director Dawn-Renee Smith says staff members were removing several inmates, who appeared to be under the influence of homemade alcohol, from a housing unit. One inmate was standing with his hands crossed in front of him when a corporal approached him and told him he was going to place handcuffs on him. At that point the inmate swung at the corporal, who was knocked to the ground and received contusions to his head.

The inmate then moved across the room and assaulted another corporal who was restraining another inmate.  The corporal suffered contusions to the head, required five stitches and received a chipped tooth with another tooth being knocked loose. 

Staff members responded using a spray to stop the assault and subdue the inmate. While attempting to restrain the inmate, he bit a caseworker in the thigh.

The two corporals were treated and released from Johnson County Hospital. The caseworker did not seek outside medical care. 

The incident was isolated to one inmate and did not require the unit to be locked down. The facility is operating normally. 

The identities of the inmate or the staff members involved have not been released.