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UPDATE: Larry Nassar Prison Stabbing Reportedly Stemmed From Him Wanting To Watch ‘Girls’ At Wimbledon

<p>A disgraced former doctor for the Olympic gymnastics team&comma; <strong>Larry Nassar<&sol;strong>&comma; was allegedly stabbed in prison after telling inmates he wanted to watch &&num;8220&semi;girls&&num;8221&semi; play at Wimbledon while watching the matches on television&comma; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;apnews&period;com&sol;article&sol;larry-nassar-gymnastics-coach-stabbing-4ab34526e30c09194e33ee2bd59eb652" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Associated Press<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Citing an anonymous source close to the situation&comma; the outlet identified the inmate who reportedly stabbed Nassar as 49-year-old <strong>Shane McMillan<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;larry-nassar-stabbed-florida-prison&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;rduho8&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTQyNzYxNTg1NC4xNjg5MTg2NDYx&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Disgraced Sports Doctor Larry Nassar Stabbed Multiple Times In Florida Prison<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Suspected Stabbing Inmate Says Attack Was Prompted By Doctor&&num;8217&semi;s Lewd Comments<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>On Sunday&comma; McMillan <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;larry-nassar-stabbed-florida-prison&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;rduho8&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTQyNzYxNTg1NC4xNjg5MTg2NDYx&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">allegedly stabbed Nassar<&sol;a>&period; He was stabbed twice in the neck&comma; twice in the back&comma; and six times in the chest&comma; <strong>Joe Rojas<&sol;strong>&comma; president of Local 506 — representing employees at the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman — confirmed to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;larry-nassar-was-stabbed-multiple-florida-federal-prison-union-officia-rcna93369" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>NBC News<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>McMillan reportedly attacked Nassar after the former U&period;S&period; gymnastics team doctor commented on wanting to see &&num;8220&semi;girls&&num;8221&semi; playing in the Wimbledon women’s match&comma; the inmate told prison officials&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The assault ended after four other inmates intervened and pulled McMillan off Nassar&comma; according to the AP&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"BeV3izYlehQ" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>McMillan had previously been convicted of assaulting a correctional officer back in 2006&period; He was also accused of trying to fatally stab an inmate at a supermax prison in Colorado in 2011&comma; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;chieftain&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;2015&sol;07&sol;29&sol;inmates-get-more-time-for&sol;9393316007&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Pueblo Chieftain<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reported in 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed an inmate was assaulted at Coleman at 2&colon;35 p&period;m&period; Sunday&period; Prison staff provided life-saving care before Nassar was rushed to a nearby hospital for further treatment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 59-year-old also suffered a collapsed lung&period; However&comma; he is in stable condition as of Wednesday &lpar;Jul&period; 12&rpar;&comma; officials say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Second Time Nassar Has Been Attacked In Prison&comma; Jail Suffering Staff Shortage<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;apnews&period;com&sol;article&sol;larry-nassar-gymnastics-stabbed-prison-98c5ca2052f0ebce4a785f5fa2b2ede2" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Associated Press<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reports that the prison where Nassar is housed has been experiencing a staffing shortage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Both officers assigned to Nassar’s unit reportedly have been working mandated overtime shifts due to a lack of jail guards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1678378561382625280" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2018&comma; Nassar was attacked in prison after being placed in the general population&comma; as reported by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-admin&sol;post&period;php&quest;post&equals;129485&amp&semi;action&equals;edit" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>The Shade Room<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Earlier that same year&comma; a judge sentenced Nassar to up to 175 years in prison&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He&&num;8217&semi;s accused of sexually assaulting female gymnasts and Olympic gold medalists&period; Several of his victims include high-profile Olympians such as <strong>McKayla Maroney<&sol;strong>&comma; <strong>Aly Raisman<&sol;strong>&comma; <strong>Gabby Douglas<&sol;strong>&comma; and <strong>Simone Biles<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Authorities accused Nassar of molesting at least 40 girls and women over 14 months&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He is currently serving time for convictions in both state and federal courts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; 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