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Deputies say the man was "hiding" in the women's restroom on the second floor of the Fulton County courthouse and fled when the woman he was attacking started screaming.

Deputies in Fulton County are searching for a man accused of assaulting a woman at the Fulton County courthouse on Thursday.

A Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy was allegedly attacked on Labor Day by a knife-wielding inmate during processing at a jail in Atlanta, Georgia, police say.

Investigators searched the officer's car and also found tobacco, rolling paper, scotch packing tape, an empty iPhone box a screw set with missing pieces and an empty package for a star bit set.

FOX 5 obtained two recordings. One is a video clip of an altercation between two inmates. The other a phone call from a young inmate to his family

Assaults on inmates at the Fulton County jail may not be that uncommon. That was the response to a FOX 5 exclusive story detailing how a relative sent money to the jail to try to ensure an inmate would not be assaulted.

TreQuera Lashell Ford was a contracted medical assistant for the Fulton County Jail. Officials said she admitted to smoking pot in her car before coming to work.

Amplifying Atlanta

Sheriff Labat said he and others named in the threats are now receiving extra security protection.

A Georgia teen was arrested last week after allegedly threatening the Fulton County Sheriff for indicitng Young Thug and other gang members.