Numbers show that attacks on workers at the Harris County Jail is on the rise.
Jail, as attacks on workers there are said to be on the rise. In fact, one inmate charged with repeatedly being violent was in court today.
"He brutally assaulted a detention officer at the jail. We filed new charges based on that, and due to the severity of the assault the District Attorney’s Office decided to withdraw its plea offer," explains Assistant District Attorney Joshua Raygor. Dillard appeared in court Tuesday surrounded by deputies, and two officers who looked like they were in riot gear.
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