Twenty-six Hamilton County jail officers, including a sergeant, are being sued for using excessive force, retaliating and violating a former inmate’s civil rights inside the Hamilton County Justice Center.
CINCINNATI - Twenty-six Hamilton County jail officers, including a sergeant, are being sued for using excessive force, retaliating and violating a former inmate’s civil rights inside the Hamilton County Justice Center.
In the lawsuit, Warren accuses now-former corrections officerA month later, Warren complained of back pain. A jail doctor X-rayed him and discovered a fractured spine. “Plaintiff was diagnosed with a fractured spine on December 19, 2025, which the doctor stated was either caused or exacerbated by the assault by CO Anderson,” the complaint says. The lawsuit also lists 24 other corrections officers and a sergeant who allegedly retaliated against Warren after he filed a grievance against Anderson that same day.Laughing at Warren after he tried to report the assaultFalsely claiming Warren was suicidal to justify moving him to a segregated cellThreatening to shoot Warren with pepper balls if he didn’t remove papers from his cellDenying Warren medical care Hamilton County, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey and Chief Deputy Chris Ketteman are also listed as defendants. The lawsuit claims that county leadership created a culture that tolerates abuse. “The widespread pattern of constitutional violations by multiple corrections officers over a period of months demonstrates that Hamilton County’s policies, practices, or customs were the moving force behind the violations of Plaintiff’s constitutional rights,” the lawsuit says. “This lawsuit makes clear that no one is above the law,” said Solomon Radner, one of Warren’s attorneys. “When someone entrusted with power chooses to abuse it, the justice system must respond.” “The allegations in this lawsuit reflect a breakdown of basic professional and moral duties,” said Alex Straus, Warren’s other attorney. “Public trust depends on transparency and accountability. Those who wield authority must be held to the highest standards, and we will pursue justice relentlessly on behalf of Mr. Warren.”Regarding the investigation into the actions of now former deputy Jordan Anderson, as soon as we were made aware of the incident, and in accordance with the Sheriff’s Office transparency policy, we immediately released video and charged him with assault based on what we saw in the video. All of the facts surrounding this incident will be brought out in a court of law. Because this case is in litigation, the Sheriff’s Office cannot comment further at this time.Read the full lawsuit below.The chain of alleged incidents took place between Nov. 19, 2025, and Jan. 8, 2026.According to the lawsuit, Chad Warren was walking toward the jail’s kitchen for work when he was grabbed by corrections officer Williams. Williams asked corrections officer Abel “what he wanted to do with Chad.” Corrections officer Jordan Anderson was also in the hallway at the time.FOX19 NOW asked Radner if he knew what led up to the alleged assault.After showing inmates and other corrections officers where Anderson had struck him, Warren requested to speak to a sergeant and lieutenant about the assault.When no one came to speak to him about the incident, Warren filed a grievance at the jail kiosk. At 9 p.m. that same day, he stopped Taylor to report the incident again. The officer took his statement and said he would give it to his superior. Video from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office shows Jordan Anderson walking an inmate down the hall.Jail officials moved Warren to the Reading Road treatment facility on Nov. 20. When he arrived, corrections officer Piens called him a “p**** little b****,” the complaint alleges. This was the same day Anderson was arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor assault on an inmate. Piens allegedly told Warren to “stop being a p**** little b****” during medication distribution on Nov. 21.but only gave him one page. The form is a three-page legal document that informs crime victims of their constitutional rights. According to the complaint, Fisher withheld two pages that had already been filled out by an unidentified person.Lt. Killday and an unidentified sergeant asked Warren to sign a form stating he felt safe around other deputies and inmates. After he refused to sign the form, Killday and the sergeant put him in protective custody because an officer said he was suicidal, the lawsuit says. A psychiatric nurse evaluated Warren and determined he was not suicidal. Despite this, officers still put him in administrative segregation against his will. The lawsuit says this was to retaliate against him for not signing the paper and for filing a grievance against Anderson. During the early morning hours of Nov. 25, Warren asked corrections officer Bowling and his partner to turn the volume down on the TV.Later that night, Warren told corrections officer Pennenkamp that his back was hurting and he needed to see the doctor.Dec. 9: Anderson resigns Anderson turned in his resignation to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 9, spokesperson Kyla Woods said. The sheriff’s office was in the process of terminating his employment, but Anderson turned in his paperwork before the process was complete, Woods explained.A group of jail employees, including corrections officers Dryer and Fritz, allegedly shot pepper balls into a cell near Warren’s.Two of the pepper balls got into Warren’s cell. He asked for medical assistance, which was not given to him. Later that day, corrections officer Dearwester returned to the pod and kicked pepper balls on the floor, the complaint says.Dec. 17: ‘For my buddy Anderson’While waiting in the courthouse tunnel, corrections officer J. Hillmen told Warren that he would “beat Chad’s a** for my buddy Anderson,” the lawsuit says.Warren was brought to the jail’s medical center for an X-ray of his back. The results revealed a fractured spine. While this was one month after the alleged belt assault, the doctor said the incident with Anderson either caused the fracture or exacerbated it, the lawsuit says.As of publication, the defendants have not filed a response to the lawsuit.
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