A Ross County corrections officer was fatally assaulted by an inmate on Christmas morning, prompting the union representing state correction officers to demand action and address violence and accountability in the state's correction facilities.

A Ross County correctional officer was tragically killed on Christmas morning after being attacked by an inmate at the Ross County Correctional (RCI). According to sources, Correction Officer Andy Lansing,

The inmate involved in the tragic death of a Ross County corrections officer has been identified as Rashawn Cannon. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), Cannon was serving time for felonious assault and weapons under disability charges.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified a suspect for the prison guard killed on Christmas Day in Chillicothe. Correction Officer Andrew Lansing died after an inmate assault at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe,

A correction officer has died following an inmate assault at a prison in Ross County, Ohio, according to authorities.

A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning. Corrections officer Andrew Lansing died following an inmate assault at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe,