Gregg County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, September 30, 2016
Age: 62
Tour of Duty: 36 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: September 30, 2016
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Corporal Robert Ransom suffered a fatal heart attack inside the Marvin A. Smith Criminal Justice Facility while responding to a medical emergency involving an inmate.
As other deputies attempted to revive the inmate Jailer Ransom rushed to retrieve an AED. He collapsed moments later. Both he and the inmate were transported to Good Sheppard Medical Center where he passed away. The inmate that Corporal Ransom was assisting survived and was returned to the jail.
Corporal Ransom had served with the Gregg County Sheriff's Office for 11 years and had previously served with the Porter County, Indiana, Sheriff's Office for 25 years. He is survived by his children and two brothers.