A 28-year-old detention officer in Texas is dead after allegedly being attacked by an inmate while he was returning the inmate to his cell.
During a news conference on Tuesday, Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman announced the tragic news that Officer Isaiah Bias had lost his life the day before during an alleged attack at the jail.
Sheriff Norman expressed deep sorrow as he honored Officer Isaiah Bias, a 28-year-old dedicated detention officer who had served the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office for more than six years.
Norman called the alleged attack by 45-year-old suspect Aaron Thompson “pure evil” but did not disclose details about how Bias was killed.
During the news conference, Sheriff Norman confirmed that Officer Isaiah Bias had been fatally attacked by an inmate on Monday, highlighting the serious and dangerous nature of the incident that led to the officer’s untimely death.
“He wanted to be in law enforcement. He came in to work for the jail,” Norman said. “You can work in the jail when you are 18. You can’t be a peace officer in Texas until you’re 21,” Norman said.
Norman also described Bias as a “very family-oriented person” and said he had just become an uncle a week before his murder.
“His sister’s baby was a week old, and he was able to see the baby the day it was born,” Norman said. “He loved what he did. The people around him loved him. Law enforcement was a career path he loved.”
The Texas Rangers have taken over the murder investigation. Thompson was arraigned, and his bond was set at $2 million.
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