(JESSUP, MD) – Maryland State Police and Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services investigators are continuing their investigation into an assault last night at a state prison in Anne Arundel County that seriously injured an inmate.
The victim is identified as Javaughn A. Young, 26, who is an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup (MCI-J), in Jessup, Md. He has been taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he is in critical condition.
Another inmate at the prison has been identified as a suspect. Charges against him are pending.
The preliminary investigation indicates that shortly after 7:00 p.m. yesterday, an inmate at MCI-J contacted a correctional officer and reported an inmate on the east wing needed assistance. Correctional officers responded and found the victim, identified as Young, lying in a walkway near the entrance to the wing. Officers observed the victim had sustained trauma to his head.
Emergency care was provided to the inmate while an ambulance responded to the prison to transport Young to the Shock Trauma Center.
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Internal Investigations Unit investigators began the investigation and requested the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit respond. A joint investigation is continuing.
State Police crime scene technicians responded to the prison and have processed the scene for evidence. Investigators are continuing to interview the more than 60 inmates assigned to the prison wing where the assault occurred.
The investigation is continuing.
Submitted:
Maryland State Police
1 comment:
The CO's watched it gone down and now we have lost a loved one. Who made a few mistakes in life but had his life cut short for it???????
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