A 28-year-old detention officer in Texas is useless after allegedly being attacked by an inmate whereas he was returning the inmate to his cell.
During a information convention Tuesday, Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman revealed that Officer Isaiah Bias was killed Monday through the alleged assault on the jail.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that we stand right here at the moment and acknowledge the lack of one in all our personal. … Isaiah Bias, 28 years of age, was a devoted detention officer with over six years of service to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office,” Norman mentioned.
Norman known as the alleged assault by 45-year-old suspect Aaron Thompson “pure evil” however didn’t disclose particulars about how Bias was killed.
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Ellis County Detention Officer Isaiah Bias died after being attacked by Aaron Thompson, left. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)
“Most of the time, regulation enforcement officers and detention officers take care of good of us having a nasty day. Occasionally, we take care of dangerous of us,” Norman mentioned. “I can truthfully say that my workers over the past day has handled pure evil.”
Norman mentioned Thompson was charged with capital murder, including he can be recommending the demise penalty.
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Isaiah Bias, a detention officer on the Ellis County, Texas, jail, died Monday after allegedly being assaulted by an inmate. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)
“It was a heinous, horrific, purposeful homicide that was mindless and never wanted,” Norman mentioned. “The final determination shall be made by the district legal professional’s workplace, whether or not or not they search the demise penalty on this case. If I’ve something to say about it, that is precisely what is going to occur, however the final determination lies on the DA’s workplace.”
According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KDFW, Thompson punched Bias, knocking him to the bottom, after which allegedly started choking and hitting him within the head along with his fist, knee and foot.
The affidavit mentioned Thompson then went to a desk and sat down, leaving Bias in a “massive pool of blood.”
Thompson was booked into jail final month on three counts of assault on a public servant and evading arrest and was in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, Norman mentioned.
Norman mentioned he met Bias when he was a youngster within the jail’s explorer program.
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During a information convention, Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman mentioned detention Officer Isaiah Bias was killed after being attacked by an inmate Monday. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)
“He wished to be in regulation enforcement. He got here in to work for the jail,” Norman mentioned. “You can work within the jail when you find yourself 18. You can’t be a peace officer in Texas till you’re 21,” Norman mentioned.
Norman additionally described Bias as a “very family-oriented particular person” and mentioned he had simply turn into an uncle every week earlier than his homicide.
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“His sister’s child was every week outdated, and he was capable of see the child the day it was born,” Norman mentioned. “He liked what he did. The folks round him liked him. Law enforcement was a profession path he liked.”
The Texas Rangers have taken over the homicide investigation. Thompson was arraigned, and his bond was set at $2 million.
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