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An altercation at a state prison in Pickaway County led to an inmate’s death and two corrections officers being injured, over the weekend.
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections says the incident occurred Saturday afternoon.
A department press release on Saturday stated; “The altercation occurred when the female officers were attempting to remove the inmate from his cell, and he became combative.”
The department said the officers suffered serious injuries and that one officer was treated and released, and the other officer was still being treated at a hospital, but was in stable condition.
The inmate declined a medical evaluation in the infirmary and collapsed shortly thereafter, according to a release. The inmate was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon at Mount Carmel Hospital
The incident is being investigated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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