Tag: detainee

Clayton County Sheriff announces death of detainee after medical emergency

The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of a detainee brought to the jail on Friday afternoon. According to the sheriff’s office, Jason Shad Sanford was brought to the Clayton County Jail around 12:25 p.m. by the Clayton County Police Department after being charged with giving a fake name. At the jail, Sanford was […]

Mount Vernon cop who shoved detainee into holding cell was fired last year

A Mount Vernon police officer who shoved a handcuffed detainee into a holding cell in 2019, causing her to trip and slam into a wall, was fired from the police department late last year. A hearing officer, Robert Ponzini, found in November that Officer Ryan Hughes violated the department’s policies towards professionalism, performance of official […]