MUNISING, MI -- A Northern Michigan prison inmate scaled two-thirds of the way up an electric fence before his escape attempt was foiled by a corrections officer armed with a Taser.

Christopher Jordan Walker, 33, was in the prison yard at Alger Correctional Facility in Munising when he bolted toward the fence about 11:45 a.m. Friday, said Larry Henley, Michigan Corrections Organization chapter president. Inmates were heading to lunch at the time.

Walker is serving six to 20 years in prison for a 2014 conviction of first-degree home invasion in Genesee County, records state.

A yard officer spotted Walker running toward the fence and made an announcement to the control center.

"Staff got there within like 10-15 seconds and he was already two-thirds of the way up the fence," Henley said. "He was getting zapped all the way up, but he wanted to go."

A classification director grabbed Walker's leg, and a corrections officer fired a Taser, which caused Walker to let go of the 20-foot fence.

Security video showed Walker grabbed the fence with bare hands at first and quickly let go. He then used the sleeves of his coat to cover his hands.

The high-security prison is surrounded by two fences. The second fence is razor wire from the bottom to top.

Henley said a corrections officer "tweaked his knee" during the incident but was not seriously injured.

He applauded the employees' quick response time.

"Staff did a phenomenal job," Henley said.

Walker is currently in segregation and will be transferred to Marquette Branch Prison, which is a maximum-security facility.

Henley said there was no initial information to indicate that Walker had been planning the escape for a while.

Angie Jackson covers crime and breaking news for MLive. Email her at ajackso3@mlive.com, and follow her on Twitter.

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