An Allegheny County Jail inmate pulled a 9-inch shank on a corrections officer, then held his cellmate at knifepoint, prompting a response by the Allegheny jail’s Special Emergency Response Team, police said Friday.

The officer was getting several inmates ready to be transported from the jail to court hearings.
After additional staff were summoned, the inmate, 28-year-old Joshua Evans, retreated to his cell, where he proceeded to bind his cellmate with torn bed linens and hold him at knifepoint.”
No inmates or jail employees were injured.