(CBS) MERCED - A inmate is suffering from a broken jaw after insulting recently deceased King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Deputies say 50-year-old inmate Jeffrey Salery attacked another inmate on Wednesday night after he "dissed" Michael Jackson, CBS station KOVR-TV reported.

Salery admitted to a correctional officer that he hit his fellow inmate because "he disrespected Michael Jackson."

The 21-year-old who was attacked is being treated at a Modesto area hospital for a broken jaw.  What exactly the 21-year-old said is still unclear and the case is being investigated.

Salery was in custody on a narcotics charge.  He will now have battery with great bodily injury charges added.
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