Tag: corrections officers

Special Units

7 California Deputies Transported to Hospital After Exposure to Unknown Substance

Medical personnel with the fire department were at the jail early Tuesday after it was reported that “seven persons, all believed to be inmates, may have inhaled or been exposed to a yet to be formally identified substance within the jail facility.”

October 30, 2024

Training

Ohio Corrections Lieutenant Killed in Training Accident

According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Lt. Rodney Osborne from the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility was killed in the mid-morning incident on the tactical firing range.

April 10, 2024

Patrol

Escaped Idaho Inmate and Accomplice Involved in Hospital Shooting Captured

At approximately 2 p.m. Thursday, suspects Skylar Meade and accomplice Nicholas Umphenour were located and arrested in Twin Falls County following a short vehicle pursuit and both taken into custody successfully.

March 21, 2024

Patrol

North Carolina Detention Officer Dies On Duty After Medical Event

The Pamlico County Sheriff’s Office says Sgt. Russell Jones died after suffering a medical emergency on Wednesday at the jail.

December 7, 2023

Special Units

Georgia Corrections Officer Killed by Inmate

The department said Robert Clark, 42, a corrections officer at Smith State Prison in Tattnall County, was assaulted from behind with an improvised weapon.

October 2, 2023

Point of Law

CA Correctional Deputy Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl

Along with the transportation count, the deputy is charged with possession of controlled substances for sale, along with sentence-enhancing allegations of perpetrating a drug-related offense while armed.

September 28, 2023

Patrol

PA Corrections Sergeant Shoots Man Trying to Take Her Car

The cameras clearly show the 35-year-old putting gas in her BMW vehicle when the male approaches her and grabs her, puts her in a bear hug from behind and then there's a physical altercation and they both pull weapons...

August 23, 2023

Patrol

IN Corrections Officer, Aspiring Police Officer Killed in Drive-By

Police say they were called to the scene a little after 6 p.m. on Sunday and found 28-year-old Rhema Harris inside a house there with a gunshot wound to her chest.

June 27, 2022