A detention officer at the Ellis County jail died Monday after an inmate “physically assaulted” him during his shift, police say. “It was a heinous, horrific, purposeful murder,” Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman said in a Tuesday news conference to describe the act of a jail inmate Monday afternoon that claimed the life of 28-year-old detention officer Isaiah Patrick Bias.

Ellis County detention officer Isaiah Bias, 28, died on Monday after an inmate assaulted him, according to the sheriff.

At the Ellis County Sheriff's Office there's a growing memorial for detention officer Isaiah Bias. Most stopping by didn't know Isaiah Bias but felt they needed to be there. "We're just born and raised here in the community,

ELLIS COUNTY, Texas — The death of an Ellis County Detention Officer allegedly killed by an inmate is just the second incident of its kind in over 35 years, data shows. Isaiah Bias, 28, died after being assaulted by an inmate at the county jail Monday, officials announced Tuesday.

A Texas inmate was charged with capital murder after he attacked and killed a 28-year-old detention officer earlier this week, according to jail records.