Authorities said a sheriff’s deputy was killed and a knife was killed in a Georgia jail early Tuesday.
Deputy Christopher Knight, 30, was working with other deputies to escort a handcuffed prisoner on suicide watch to an observation cell at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center in Macon when a fight broke out, the sheriff in Bibb County said.
The sheriff said the suspect, identified as Albert Dewitt Booze (22), was still handcuffed to take a knife away from Knight and used it to stab him twice. The deputy was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 3:46 p.m.
Knight sustained a knife wound to his neck, according to The Associated Press.
Deputy Christopher Knight, 30, left of Bibb County, has been working with the sheriff in Bibb County since 2018. On the right, he is seen with sheriff David Davis.
(Sheriff at Bibb County)
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Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said Knight had just celebrated his birthday on Sunday, reports FOX 5 of Atlanta. He has been employed by the sheriff at Bibb County since 2018, leaving behind his ex-wife and 2-year-old daughter.
The deputy who was injured, Jerome Michael Williams, 32, received medical treatment and was later discharged from the hospital, the sheriff said. Williams has been working for the sheriff since November 2020.
“These delegates come to work every day knowing that they have a duty to perform and that there are dangers they do. There are many hearts about them and we are very proud of their service,” Davis told WGXA- TV from Macon said.
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Bois has been in jail since last November on charges of criminal misconduct, criminal trespassing and giving false names to law enforcement, Davis said. He was recently moved from one cell block to another because he caused disciplinary problems and was placed on a suicide guard, according to the sheriff, after ‘commenting that he wanted to harm himself’.
Davis added that Booze was handcuffed during the incident, the station reported.
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The sheriff of the Bibb province for professional standards will conduct an internal investigation to determine whether the actions in this incident are in line with the sheriff’s policy.
The Bureau of Investigation in Georgia was also requested by the sheriff’s office to conduct a criminal investigation into Knight’s death.
Macon is about 80 km southeast of Atlanta.