Inmate attacks, injures Penobscot County correctional officer The Penobscot County Sheriff said the attack happened earlier in the week and left his officer seriously injured. Author: Samantha York (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:45 PM EDT March 31, 2021 Updated: 8:30 AM EDT April 1, 2021 BANGOR, Maine — The Penobscot County Sheriff is speaking out after a correctional officer was attacked and seriously injured by an inmate earlier in the week. Sheriff Troy Morton would not identify the identity of the inmate or the officer involved stating an ongoing investigation. He addressed the attack Tuesday night during a Penobscot County Commissioners meeting to counter claims that there were no violent inmates in his jail.