Widow of slain prison guard sues SD prison officials
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The family of a slain prison guard is suing the South Dakota Department of Corrections, arguing that negligence by corrections staff led to the death of Ronald R.J Johnson during a failed escape attempt by two inmates a year ago.
SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The family of a slain prison guard is suing the South Dakota Department of Corrections, arguing that negligence by corrections staff led to the death of Ronald R.J Johnson during a failed escape attempt by two inmates a year ago.
According to media reports, the lawsuit filed Friday alleges that Warden Doug Weber, state Corrections Secretary Denny Kaemingk and others disregarded the risk that inmates Rodney Berget and Eric Robert posed to staff in the South Dakota State Penitentiary.
Prosecutors have said Berget and Robert killed Johnson by hitting him with a pipe and wrapping his head in plastic wrap before using his uniform in an attempt to escape. Berget and Robert have both pleaded guilty and been sentenced to death.
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