An inmate allegedly assaulted and killed a veteran corrections officer on Christmas Day at an Ohio jail, an assault authorities mentioned was “past comprehension.”
Officer Andrew Lansing was attacked Wednesday on the Ross Correctional Establishment (RCI) in Chillicothe, about 43 miles south of Columbus, in accordance with the Ohio Division of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The inmate suspected of killing Lansing was not instantly recognized by jail officers, who mentioned he had been transferred to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, a most safety jail in Lucasville, Ohio.
Correction Officer Andrew Lansing was allegedly killed by an inmate on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2024, at Ross Correctional Establishment in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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“The lack of a employees individual is troublesome, however to lose a member of the family on Christmas Day by the hands of somebody in our custody is a tragedy past comprehension,” Annette Chambers-Smith, director of the Ohio Division of Rehabilitation and Correction, mentioned in a press release. “As a substitute of going dwelling after his shift to be along with his household on this vacation, Officer Lansing made the final word sacrifice, and our company won’t ever be the identical.”
Chamber-Smith launched few particulars on the assaults, together with the place within the sprawling 1,707-acre jail Lansing was assaulted and whether or not the inmate was armed with a weapon.
Lansing was taken to a hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
The Ross Correctional Establishment is proven in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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The jail, which homes greater than 2,000 inmates, has been placed on lockdown because the Ohio State Freeway Patrol investigates the murder.
Chamber-Smith described Lansing as “a long-time, well-respected worker” on the Ross Correctional Establishment and added, that his “premature dying — on Christmas Day — is heartbreaking for his household, the whole Ross Correctional Establishment household, and our company as a complete.”
“Officer Lansing was cherished by his colleagues and identified to be a terrific help for his fellow RCI employees,” Chamber-Smith mentioned. “He was a pleasant, outgoing officer who handled everybody with respect and was at all times an expert.”
