MDC inmate facing additional charges after allegedly trying to steal from infirmary

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– An MDC inmate charged with assault with a deadly weapon is facing new charges after trying to steal from the jail infirmary.
According to a criminal complaint, 24-year-old John Leigh went in to see a medic for a sunburn.Jail officials say the medics then caught Leigh reaching into the dirty sharps container and after being caught he pleaded for needles.Corrections officers were called to search Leigh and found a syringe in his shirt pocket and a surgical scalpel i