Michigan City Correction Officer Tragedy
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We regret to announce the line-of-duty death of Lieutenant Gene Lasco of the Indiana Department of Correction.
Lieutenant Lasco and a sergeant were attacked and stabbed by an inmate at approximately 2:40 p.m. Sunday. The sergeant suffered serious injuries.
The inmate was sentenced to 130 years in prison after being convicted of three murders in 2004. The incident occurred at the maximum-security Indiana State Prison located in Michigan City.
Lieutenant Lasco was 57 years old and is survived by his wife, adult children, and grandchildren.
Please keep the Lasco and Indiana Department of Correction families in your thoughts and prayers.
Tributes and condolences can be posted at:
https://www.supportingheroes.org/memorial/hero.php...
Original Story
An Indiana inmate convicted of a 2002 triple murder fatally stabbed one corrections officer and seriously injured another at the maximum-security prison where he's serving a 130-year sentence, authorities said Monday.
The wounded Indiana State Prison officers were transported Sunday to a hospital in Michigan City, where one was pronounced dead and the second was listed in stable condition after being transferred to a South Bend hospital, authorities said.
The Indiana Department of Correction identified the slain officer as Lt. Eugene Lasco, 57, of LaPorte County, and the injured officer as Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, 22, of Lake Station.
Schmitt was stabbed multiple times by an inmate and when Lasco went to help Schmitt, the inmate stabbed him, too, the DOC said.
Inmate Tymetri Campbell, 38, faces several preliminary charges, including murder, for allegedly attacking the officers Sunday afternoon in a common area at the prison in Michigan City, Indiana State Police Sgt. Ted Bohner said Monday.
Bohner said he did not know what type of weapon was used in the stabbing and that no additional details, including a possible motive, would be immediately released on the attack, which state police are still investigating.
The Indiana Department of Correction posted a statement on Facebook saying that, “Our thoughts and prayers are with our staff and their families."
Lieutenant Lasco and a sergeant were attacked and stabbed by an inmate at approximately 2:40 p.m. Sunday. The sergeant suffered serious injuries.
The inmate was sentenced to 130 years in prison after being convicted of three murders in 2004. The incident occurred at the maximum-security Indiana State Prison located in Michigan City.
Lieutenant Lasco was 57 years old and is survived by his wife, adult children, and grandchildren.
Please keep the Lasco and Indiana Department of Correction families in your thoughts and prayers.
Tributes and condolences can be posted at:
https://www.supportingheroes.org/memorial/hero.php...
Original Story
An Indiana inmate convicted of a 2002 triple murder fatally stabbed one corrections officer and seriously injured another at the maximum-security prison where he's serving a 130-year sentence, authorities said Monday.
The wounded Indiana State Prison officers were transported Sunday to a hospital in Michigan City, where one was pronounced dead and the second was listed in stable condition after being transferred to a South Bend hospital, authorities said.
The Indiana Department of Correction identified the slain officer as Lt. Eugene Lasco, 57, of LaPorte County, and the injured officer as Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, 22, of Lake Station.
Schmitt was stabbed multiple times by an inmate and when Lasco went to help Schmitt, the inmate stabbed him, too, the DOC said.
Inmate Tymetri Campbell, 38, faces several preliminary charges, including murder, for allegedly attacking the officers Sunday afternoon in a common area at the prison in Michigan City, Indiana State Police Sgt. Ted Bohner said Monday.
Bohner said he did not know what type of weapon was used in the stabbing and that no additional details, including a possible motive, would be immediately released on the attack, which state police are still investigating.
The Indiana Department of Correction posted a statement on Facebook saying that, “Our thoughts and prayers are with our staff and their families."
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Mike Bohacek
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Michigan City, IN
