FDLE gives an update on 3 correctional officers charged with murder of inmate
Published Date: 4/29/2022
Source: 10 Tampa Bay
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement gives details on the arrests of three correctional officers accused of beating an inmate to death. According to FDLE, the murder happened on February 14 at Dade Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade County when an inmate was scheduled to be transferred to another correctional institution. During the removal, law enforcement says the inmate threw urine on one of the officers. The inmate was then handcuffed and beaten by three officers — Christopher Rolon, 29, Kirk Walton, 34, and Ronald Connor, 24. FDLE says the inmate was beaten so badly that he had to be carried to the van that was taking him to the new facility. On the way there, the van made a stop in Ocala where the inmate was found dead, laying on the bench inside the van. According to authorities, the cause of death was a punctured lung which lead to internal bleeding. MORE: https://bit.ly/3vsw4T2