Three inmates at the moment are charged for the brutal assault at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Middle earlier this month that injured 5 correction officers — with one stabbed 12 occasions and struggling a punctured lung.
“Attacks against our officers will not be tolerated and the serious charges filed against the three individuals demonstrates that the Massachusetts Department of Correction will take action,” interim DOC Commissioner Shawn Jenkins mentioned in a press release included within the announcement.
Investigators filed felony complaints towards the inmates in Clinton District Courtroom. Jose R. Crespo, 39; Heriberto Rivera-Negron, 36; and Jeffrey Tapia are every charged with mayhem, armed assault to homicide and assault to homicide. Rivera-Negron is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 10, Crespo on Oct. 11, and Tapia on Oct. 15.
The violence went down on Sept. 18. A surveillance video from the assault exhibits a correction officer strolling by a typical space with tables and hooked up chairs when an inmate leaning towards a wall lashed out, both with fist or a “shiv,” a makeshift knife.
The officer recovers sufficient to slam the inmate to the bottom however one other inmate rushes in and the officer grapples with each till one other officer involves his help. Then a 3rd officer and a 3rd inmate change into concerned. Roughly 15 seconds later, a number of officers be part of and comprise the scenario.
The 5 injured officers have been handled at a hospital.
The DOC “increased resources” and added “specialized staff to the facility for the day and evening shifts” as of 5 days following the occasion, Jenkins mentioned then.
“This type of violence is unacceptable and now those involved will be held accountable in the court of law. We have and will continue to make the safety and health of our Correctional Officers a priority and appreciate their dedication to the DOC and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” Commissioner Jenkins wrote in his assertion. “Our investigators worked tirelessly since the incident occurred to bring these charges forward.”
