Texas Detention Officer Killed in Attack by Inmate in Jail

Dec. 17, 2024

Isiah Bias, a detention officer with the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, was working in a holding cell at the county jail when he was "physically assaulted" by an inmate.

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Joe Vince

Ellis County, TX, Sheriff's Office Detention Officer Isiah Bias.

A Texas detention officer was killed when he was attacked by a jail inmate Monday.

Isiah Bias, a detention officer with the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, was working in a holding cell at the county jail at about 3:45 p.m. when the attack happened, WFAA-TV reports. An inmate "physically assaulted" Bias, killing him.

"Occasionally we deal with bad folks. I can honestly say that my staff, over the last day, has dealt with pure evil," an emotional Sheriff Brad Norman said at a press conference.

Norman added that Bias had been with the agency for six years and, as a teen, had participated in the explorer program.

The inmate, who had been initially jailed on assault charges since Nov. 12, was charged with capital murder.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.