New details released after Ohio corrections officer assaulted, killed by inmate
The incident happened on Christmas morning at the Ross Correctional Institution. Officials said Lansing died following an “inmate assault” at the high-security prison in Ross County. In a press conference Friday, ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith said that Lansing, a father and husband, had volunteered to work overtime on Christmas.
Ohio Correctional Officer Dead After Assault by Inmate on Christmas Day, Flags Lowered in Honor
Rashawn Cannon was identified as the inmate who assaulted and killed Officer Andrew Lansing at the Ross Correctional Institution.
Ohio corrections officer was alone in guard shack when fatally attacked: director
The Director of The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is expected to host media availability on Friday at 3:00 p.m.You can watch the live-stream
No weapon used in inmate assault that killed Ohio officer on Christmas - prisons director
The director of the Ohio prisons said Friday that the man suspected of killing a Ross County prison guard on Christmas Day didn't have a weapon.
"Inmate Cannon, who did this, is just pure evil," says the director of Ohio Prisons about fatal attack
Director Annette Chambers-Smith talked about the Christmas attack by Rashawn Cannon, who is accused of taking the life of Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing.
State says Ohio prison wasn’t short-staffed prior to fatal assault on corrections officer
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said its Chillicothe facility was staffed to standards when one of its correction officers was fatally assaulted.
Ohio prisons director addresses Christmas Day murder of correctional officer
The head of the state prisons department is speaking out about what she called a brutal murder of a guard on Christmas day. Authorities say corrections officer Andrew Lansing was attacked and killed by 27-year-old inmate Rashawn Cannon.
Tragedy in Ohio: Corrections officer dies on Christmas following ‘inmate assault’
Ohio corrections officer killed after "inmate assault" on Christmas Day; alleged suspect said to have had conduct report filed against him.
Suspect in killing of RCI correction officer had previous violent crime convictions
Rashawn Cannon, 27, of Allen County, has been identified as the suspect in connection with the killing of Correction Officer ...
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New Details Released in Ross County Correction Officer Killing
The tragic death of Correction Officer Andy Lansing at the Ross Correctional Institution (RCI) on Christmas morning has ...
Union calls for prison corrections leaders to step down following officer's death
"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 ...
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Inmate had previous run-in with RCI corrections officer before fatal attack
Recent documents from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) disclose that the inmate accused of fatally ...
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Union calling for accountability in the fatal attack of an Ohio Corrections Officer
The President of the Ohio Civil Service Employee Association sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine urging that the Director of ...