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Isaiah Patrick Bias
Gender : Male
Age : 28
Race : White
Date : 12/16/2024
Location : Wayne McCollum Detention Center
City : Waxahachie
County : Ellis
State : Texas
Agency : Ellis County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned
Event : Detention Officer Killed by Inmate
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/16/2024, at approximately 4:00 PM, Detention Officer Isaiah Patrick Bias, 28, was fatally assaulted by inmate Arron Semeion Thompson at the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie, Texas. The incident occurred as Officer Bias was returning Thompson to his cell after his allotted out-of-cell time. Thompson, who was previously incarcerated on charges including assaulting a public servant, has been charged with capital murder following the attack. Officer Bias, a six-year veteran of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/791940bede59ef79366df6c9af9e33b9
https://www.corrections1.com/line-of-duty-death-lodd/heinous-horrific-purposeful-murder-texas-detention-officer-killed-by-inmate