FORT DIX, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly suffered a head injury during a fight with fellow inmate Christopher “Dudus” Coke, a Jamaican drug trafficker serving a 23-year federal prison sentence, at Federal Correctional Institution Fort Dix in New Jersey.
Multiple sources inside the prison said Combs and Coke came to blows last Friday, Oct. 9, with Combs suffering the more serious injuries. Prison officials reportedly transported the music mogul to an outside medical facility for treatment.
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The reported altercation comes amid tensions following an NBC News report about Combs’ alleged privileges behind bars. According to sources, Coke and other inmates were angry that the coverage had prompted prison officials to conduct searches and confiscate cellphones, including a phone allegedly connected to Coke.
TMZ reported that both men were placed in the prison’s Special Housing Unit following the fight for what sources described as a two-week disciplinary period. Combs was already being held in the unit following the earlier coverage, but reportedly had been allowed out for his daily recreation period when the confrontation occurred.
The reported fight follows an earlier incident in which Combs was transported from Fort Dix for treatment of a head injury. Details about the medical facility and the precise nature of his injuries have not been independently confirmed in the available reporting.
Coke, known by the nickname “Dudus,” was sentenced in federal court in June 2012 to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering. The U.S. Department of Justice identified him as the leader of the Jamaica-based Shower Posse criminal organization.
Combs is serving a federal prison sentence following his conviction on two counts related to transporting individuals for prostitution. The reported altercation has not been publicly confirmed by prison officials, and the details of the alleged fight remain based on sources cited by TMZ.
Fort Dix is a military installation and federal prison complex in Burlington County, New Jersey, within the South Jersey region between Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore.
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