TRENTON, Fla. — After about four months in prison, Michael Drejka has been transferred to protective custody after his attorney says he was attacked.
The Florida Department of Corrections said Drejka was involved in an "isolated incident with another inmate" at Lancaster Correctional Institution in Trenton, Florida. According to the DOC, the security staff brought the situation under control and Drejka was examined by medical staff.
No further information about Drejka's condition could be provided by the department, citing federal and state privacy laws.
Drejka's attorney, John Trevino, called the DOC's statement "laughable" because they did not describe what happened. He says Drejka's wife told him her husband was attacked from behind by someone with a lock in a sock.
He was hit in the head and received about five stitches, Trevino said.
The DOC said he will remain separated from the general population until a protective management review is completed.
Drejka, 49, was convicted of manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of Markeis McGlockton over a parking spot at a Clearwater convenience store. He was sentenced Oct. 10, 2019, to 20 years in prison.
The case got national attention. And, although Drejka never used a "Stand Your Ground" defense during his trial, the case once again put the spotlight on Florida's controversial self-defense law.
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