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Corrections Officer In Privately Operated Citrus County Jail Faces Battery Charges After Allegedly Abusing Inmate
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 13, 5:33 PM EDT
updated Oct 14, 10:46 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WTSP, WTVT and WFLA (NBC 8), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A corrections officer at a privately operated Citrus County jail has been arrested and faces battery charges after being accused of abusing an inmate and knocking them unconscious, WFLA, WTVT, and WTSP reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 14, 11:22 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- VIDEO: Citrus County corrections officer arrested, accused of knocking inmate unconscious · WFLA (NBC 8)
- Citrus County corrections officer accused of knocking inmate unconscious: CCSO · WTVT
- Corrections officer in privately operated Citrus County jail faces battery charges after allegedly abusing inmate · WTSP
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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