Staff Misconduct
This topic features news, training and information related to cases involving potential or perceived misconduct in corrections. This section serves the important function of pointing out, not pointing fingers, when a CO has gone outside the lines.
On Nov. 2, two of the six former officers pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from the fatal incident
Michael Anderson pleaded guilty in July to one count of deprivation of civil rights
The indictments follow three separate investigations that are part of the ongoing fight against staff members who smuggle in contraband, especially cellphones
Couldn’t remember the scene of an inmate roaming Bourbon Street, or that of a long-barreled handgun being unloaded in a prison cell
Incidents are among 278 cases of alleged employee misconduct detailed in the latest report by the independent inspector general of the state corrections department
Inmate killed self, employee falsified records about duties
Charged with second-degree sexual assault and third-degree criminal restraint
Prison captain was fired, then reinstated, following an incident caught on video where he pepper sprayed a restrained inmate
Claimed the remark about “getting” Gov. Kasich was a joke
Cop said they had been to “many bars” and got into a “dust-up”
Accused of cashing tax return checks, making false Social Security claims
In February, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Corrections Officer Robin Smith used excessive force on an inmate
Prosecutors charged Abner Canda, 58, on Tuesday with custodial misconduct
The revelation came out during the officer’s arraignment Tuesday
Jail trustee says he cleaned up blood
Mother: “My son’s face was split open like a pear”
Prosecutors are also pushing for inmate’s execution
Tyshinia Love Brewster was arrested at her home Wednesday and charged with rape and official misconduct
Lawsuit accuses the officer of excessive force and battery
Sterling Duckett of Sicklerville was sentenced Friday to a 5-year prison term and ordered to forfeit his job
Claims to be the victim of a conspiracy
She and her husband had a verbal altercation after he came home from a late night out
Allegedly shot husband over the fact that he was staying out too late
Theresa L. Daniel, 60, was placed on administrative leave without pay on Jan. 19
Six employees at the New Castle Correctional Facility have been charged in the past 10 months
Judge Tim Barnack told Richard L. Taylor on Jan. 21 that community members wondered why he wasn’t hanging from a tree
Nancy Gonzalez, 29, was arrested Tuesday on charges she intentionally engaged in a sex act with Ronell Wilson while working the night shift at the Metropolitan Detention Center
Stand accused of smuggling cell phones, tobacco and marijuana among other things in 2011
Defense had argued the allegations were false or, at best, exaggerations fueled by the inmate rumor mill
DNA testing found semen in a bowl, corroborating the inmate’s story
Offenders thought they were paying court ordered fines and fees, but CO kept the money for his personal use
Closing arguments centered on “human social network” within the state’s prison system and inmates whose testimony was “all written from the same script.”