INDIANAPOLIS — An inmate at the Marion County Adult Detention Center is on administrative lockdown after allegedly assaulting a deputy on Thursday afternoon.
According to a release from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, around 2:56 p.m. on Sept. 19, two deputies were doing a routine inmate count at the Marion County Jail. After telling inmates they could return to their cells, an inmate reportedly began to resist the deputies' instructions.
Police say a verbal altercation began and one deputy sprayed Harris with their OC spray. However, the release says that Harris continued to escalate and eventually began punching the deputy several times, knocking them to the ground. Other deputies and emergency personnel soon arrived and the deputy was taken to Eskenazi Hospital for treatment.
Harris has reportedly been placed on administrative lockdown since the incident. Jail records show he is at the jail on charges of robbery, dealing narcotics and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.
The incident will sent to the Marion County Prosecutor's Office to determine if additional charges are necessary. Police say the investigation is ongoing and further information will be released as soon as it becomes available.
