Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio
End of Watch Friday, June 26, 1992
Add to My HeroesThomas D. Davis, Jr.
Correction Officer Thomas Davis was stabbed to death by an inmate who snuck up behind him and stabbed him in the back with a homemade knife at the Mansfield Correctional Institution.
Officer Davis was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds early the next morning.
The 32-year-old inmate was a member of the Aryan Nation was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction in 1980. He was only convicted of felony assault for Officer Davis' murder and received an additional 12 to 15 years. He has a parole hearing in September of 2024.
Officer Davis had served with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for nine years. He is survived by his six siblings.
Bio
- Age 47
- Tour 9 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Incident Date Thursday, June 25, 1992
- Weapon Edged weapon; Shank
- Offender Sentenced to 12 to 15 years
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