REIDSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Six employees at a Georgia prison have been fired and arrested following an investigation into their actions against an inmate accused of assaulting a guard, prison officials said Tuesday.
An inmate at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville assaulted an officer around 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, according to a Department of Corrections news release. The six employees used force in response, resulting in injuries to the inmate.
Corrections officials investigated the incident and determined that the employees had violated department policy and state law. The case was presented to the local district attorney.
A unit manager, two sergeants and three guards were each arrested and charged with aggravated battery and violation of oath of office.
The department says the inmate involved, who’s already serving a life sentence for murder, will be charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and felony obstruction.
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