By Dillon Collier
KENS 5
SAN ANTONIO — Two guards at the Bexar County Jail have been on administrative leave since late May after an inmate was beaten inside his cell.
Alvaro Ramirez III and Michael Smith were placed on leave following a six-week internal investigation. Inmate Shawn McHazlett was attacked March 31.
According to sources within the jail, McHazlett was asleep when Ramirez entered his cell and started to punch him. Officer Michael Smith also is accused of entering the cell and was placed on leave after investigators found he tried to cover up the attack.
McHazlett was later treated for bruised ribs and muscle injuries from being shot by a stun gun. A third guard, who witnessed the attack, resigned three days later.
Full story: Two San Antonio-area guards put on leave, third quits after inmate beating