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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