Ohio Department of Correction lieutenant appears to purposely run over an inmate. Was it during an escape attempt?

Ohio Department of Correction lieutenant appears to purposely run over an inmate. Was it during an escape attempt?

NEWS:

Newly released police body camera video shows an incident at an Ohio women’s prison that has sparked controversy and calls into question the validity of possible allegations of abuse at the Marysville prison.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) told The Guardian last month that an internal investigation is underway at the prison after inmates reported alleged abuse by staff.

Body camera footage shows a corrections lieutenant, later identified as Thierno Bah, driving a UTV (Terrain Utility Vehicle) at a high rate of speed and then appearing to drive directly into a group of inmates, striking one individual. The prisoner reportedly suffered injuries and received hospital treatment.

In a statement, the ODRC said, “A crew member driving a UTV was responding to an incident when the vehicle came into contact with an incarcerated person.” The statement added that Bah checked on the inmate’s well-being. The inmate was then treated in the prison infirmary before being transferred to an outside hospital for further evaluation, and was reportedly returned to the reformatory the following day.

According to the documentation, the driver of the UTV, Thierno Bah, was a lieutenant in the General Staff.