Staff member attacked by inmate at Ross County Correctional Facility
Jenn Truxall, Department of Rehabilitation and Correction communications specialist, told NBC4 the staff member suffered minor injuries and has since been released from an outside medical facility.
The attack comes less than two months after another inmate attacked and killed Officer Andrew Lansing at the same institution. Inmate Rashawn Cannon, 27, was detained as the suspect after the murder, which occurred Christmas Day. Lansing, 62, was honored state-wide after Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags to be lowered in his memory.
Lansing's death prompted social media rumors of mistreatment at the center, which were investigated and denied by State Rep. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus), vice chair of the Ohio Correctional Institution Inspection Committee. Humphrey said the committee did wellness checks for every inmate mentioned on social media, and said the investigation found no direct indications of inmate abuse.
Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating both cases.
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