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The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said
correction officer Andrew Lansing died “following an inmate
assault” that morning at Ross Correctional Institution in
Chillicothe.
“The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family
member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody
is a tragedy beyond comprehension,” department director Annette
Chambers-Smith said in a statement posted on the department's
Facebook page.
“Instead of going home after his shift to be with his family on
this holiday, Officer Lansing made the ultimate sacrifice, and
our agency will never be the same,” Chambers-Smith said.
No details about the alleged assault or the inmate were
immediately released. The prison was said to be “operating under
restricted movement” and the Ohio State Highway Patrol was
investigating.
"The inmate suspect has been transferred to the Southern Ohio
Correctional Facility,” the department said.
Lansing was described as “a longtime, well-respected employee”
at the prison who “was loved by his colleagues.”
“He was a friendly, outgoing officer who treated everyone with
respect and was always a professional,” the department said.
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