ROSS COUNTY — An Ohio corrections officer was killed Christmas morning when he was assaulted at the Ross Correctional Institution, originally reported by our news partner WBNS Cincinnati.
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According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, the officer that was killed was Andrew Lansing. The inmate accused in the assault was transferred to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, according to the ODRC.
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In a statement, ODRC asked that the public keep Lansing’s families and loved ones in their thoughts.
“Officer Lansing is a long-time, well-respected employee at Ross, and his untimely death – on Christmas Day – is heartbreaking for his family, the entire Ross Correctional Institution family, and our agency as a whole. Officer Lansing was loved by his colleagues and known to be a great support for his fellow RCI staff. He was a friendly, outgoing officer who treated everyone with respect and was always a professional,” the agency said in part of a statement.
ODRC said the institution is operating under restricted movement while the Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates the incident.
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