Stabbed Allenwood guard excited to be coaching again: ‘I never thought I would be back this quick’
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
Dale Franquet Jr. shouts instructions Saturday as he coaches Tom Heckman, who placed third at 132 at the PIAA Northeast Region 2A Championships in Williamsport. At lower right is Avery Bassett from Midd-West, who won the 160-pound weight class.
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MIDDLEBURG – The Allenwood Federal Penitentiary corrections officer who was stabbed in the right eye in December says he is not sure he wants to return to work.
But it is a decision Dale Franquet Jr. does not need to make now because he has not been cleared medically.
The benefit raised money for Franquet and his family. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 11:18 PM EST February 27, 2021
UNION COUNTY, Pa. A fundraiser was held on Saturday in Union County for a corrections officer who was stabbed in the eye by an inmate last year.
Dale Franquet was working at USP Allenwood when an inmate attacked him in December.
Franquet lost his eye in the ordeal and has been in and out of the hospital ever since.
Friends and family gathered at the New Berlin Fire Company Social Hall in Union County for a spaghetti dinner.
All the money raised at the dinner will benefit Franquet and his family.
Prison guard discusses brutal attack
A federal correctional officer is recovering from a brutal attack by an inmate while on the job in December. Author: Nikki Krize Updated: 7:27 PM EST February 19, 2021
MIDDLEBURG, Pa. Dale Franquet has coached Midd-West High School s wrestling team for nearly 30 years. Wrestling is his passion, and he also says it is what saved his life. Franquet was on duty at his longtime job as a correctional officer at USP Allenwood when he was attacked by an inmate on December 7. All I heard was Allahu akbar, and he came down with the knife and hit me in the jugular vein, Franquet said.
MIDDLEBURG â The federal corrections officer injured on the job earlier this month was back in an intensive care unit this week.
Notes on the GoFundMe page organized for Dale Franquet indicated he was readmitted for tests following an appointment with an eye doctor. A couple of more days was the time estimated for Franquet s latest stay at Geisinger, but he had not returned home as of Wednesday morning.
The campaign, #FranquetStrong, has attracted more than a dozen additional donations since the update was posted. To date, 510 donors have contributed nearly $37,000 toward a $40,000 goal.
Funds raised will go toward financial distress the family may incur as well as a college fund for two daughters. Twisted Steel, an indoor wrestling facility planned by the family, was also set to open.