LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake County correctional officer is behind bars accused of beating and severely injuring an inmate, according to an arrest affidavit.
Deputies say Jamal Demetrius admitted to using force on the inmate on the afternoon of Feb. 6 at the Lake County Correctional Institute.
Demetrius submitted an incident report describing the altercation. According to an arrest affidavit, Demetrius responded to a rear gate to escort an inmate into confinement when he noticed an inmate jacket on a bench with contraband under it.
An inmate was handcuffed in connection with the contraband, later identified as tobacco. Demetrius was conducting a search on the inmate along with another officer.