Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced today that Edward Gibson, 43, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court yesterday to 12 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty in April to Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a Class C Violent Felony. 

District Attorney Anthony Parisi said, "The brave men and women who work inside our correctional facilities deserve to know that when they are violently attacked for simply doing their jobs, those responsible will be prosecuted and held accountable. This sentence reflects the seriousness of this deliberate and violent attack on correction officers who were working to maintain the safety and security of Green Haven Correctional Facility. Through my Office's Jail and Prison Violence Prevention Initiative, we have made the prosecution of violence committed within our correctional facilities a priority, working closely with our law enforcement and correctional partners to ensure those who commit these crimes face meaningful consequences that protect correction staff, inmates, and the public alike."