A prison officer has been attacked and killed by an inmate while walking him back to his cell. Isaiah Patrick Bias, 28, had worked at the Ellis County Sheriff's Office in Texas for more than six years. He was attacked on Monday afternoon at the county jail in Waxahachie.
Bias had been returning the inmate to his cell following the one hour he was allowed out of his lockup each day. Sheriff Brad Norman said during a press conference on Tuesday that Arron Semeion Thompson, 45, from nearby Ennis, has been charged with capital murder over Bias' death.
Sheriff Norman said: "Most of the time, law enforcement officers and detention officers deal with good folks having a bad day. Occasionally, we deal with bad folks. I can honestly say that my staff, over the last day, has dealt with pure evil.". Norman said Bias was a family-oriented person and beloved by his fellow colleagues. "He was one of the kind of guys who if you needed help, he'd come help you," Norman added.
Officials said Thompson has been in jail since last month on charges of assaulting a public servant, public intoxication and evading arrest. His bond in relation to this latest charge was set at $2million. Jail records did not list an attorney for him.
Norman said the Texas Rangers will now investigate. This comes after an unruly cruise ship passenger who allegedly flew into a drunken fit of rage died after his family claimed security injected him with a sedative. Royal Caribbean passenger Michael Virgil, 35, died onboard the Ensenada-bound cruise on Friday after he was detained for reportedly assaulting crew members and threatening fellow travellers. His family believes security injected him with some kind of sedative, FOX 11 reports.
