Jail Staffers Hurt in Altercation with Inmate
Posted/updated on: October 29, 2011 at 4:25 pm
LONGVIEW — Two Gregg County Jail staffers were injured – one hospitalized – after an altercation with an inmate, authorities said Friday. That’s according to KETK and the Longview News-Journal. Cedric Duwayne Ward, jailed since Oct. 1 on $10,000 bond for two assault charges, was formally charged on two counts of assaulting a public servant. Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace B.H. Jameson set bond at $50,000 on each charge.
According to arrest reports, Cpl. Ryan Waldow and Detention Officer Aaron Medlin responded to Ward’s jail cell at 7:48 p.m. Thursday after reports that an inmate was “causing problems” and was a “potential breach of security.” Officers tried to remove Ward from his cell to restore order, but he began to resist, shoving Waldow into a table while hitting Medlin on his upper right leg and left ring finger. Ward also bit the officers, reports showed.
Wadlow was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center for treatment. Medlin was treated by jail medical staff. Ward, 33, of Longview, remained jailed on $110,000 bond.
