ROSS COUNTY — Memorial services have been announced for an Ohio corrections officer.
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As previously reported by News Center 7, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) officer Andrew Lansing died following an “inmate assault” at the high-security prison in Ross County on Christmas morning.
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Visitation and funeral will be at Chillicothe High School’s Hatton Memorial Gymnasium, according to his online obituary.
The visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 2, from noon to 6 p.m.
Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m.
Burial will take place at Grandview Cemetery where military graveside ties will be conducted by the United States Army and Ross County Veterans Honor Guard, his obituary said.
ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith said on Dec. 27 that Lansing, a father and husband, had volunteered to work overtime on Christmas.
“All he was trying to do was his job, and he was doing it very well,” Chambers-Smith said.
Chamber-Smith said the attack occurred when Cannon and his unit were heading to the dining hall.
She said the inmate veered off from his group to find Lansing in his guard shack in the middle of the prison yard.
Chambers-Smith said the building was not locked. She said it was her understanding that no weapons were used in the attack.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the inmate involved as Rashawn Cannon, who was incarcerated on felonious assault and weapon under disability charges.
He was transferred to the Southern Ohio Correctional Institution while the incident was under investigation.
Instead of flowers, the family has requested contributions be made to Shriner’s Hospital.
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