Early this morning, around 2:00 a.m., a Deputy with the Marion County Sheriff's Office was assaulted by two inmates while performing hourly checks inside the Marion County Jail. The Deputy was able to fight off the attack long enough to call for help. When additional Deputies arrived, both inmates surrendered without incident. The Deputy was taken to the Salem Hospital for treatment and later released.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office Detective Division as well as representatives from the Oregon State Police are investigating. Over the next several days, Detectives will work to determine just how the inmates were able to escape their cell and attempt to identify the motive for the attack.
Sheriff Jason Myers stated, "Our Deputy acted heroically and bravely, I could not be more proud of this Deputy and all of our staff who responded to assist in a time of crisis."
Currently the Marion County Sheriff's Office is not releasing any information pertaining to the Deputy as this is an active criminal investigation. The names of the two inmates will be released once they have been charged with a crime and that time frame is not yet known. The Marion County Jail is a 24 hour facility that averages a population of around 400 inmates who are in custody pretrial or serving a sentence of less than one year.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office Detective Division as well as representatives from the Oregon State Police are investigating. Over the next several days, Detectives will work to determine just how the inmates were able to escape their cell and attempt to identify the motive for the attack.
Sheriff Jason Myers stated, "Our Deputy acted heroically and bravely, I could not be more proud of this Deputy and all of our staff who responded to assist in a time of crisis."
Currently the Marion County Sheriff's Office is not releasing any information pertaining to the Deputy as this is an active criminal investigation. The names of the two inmates will be released once they have been charged with a crime and that time frame is not yet known. The Marion County Jail is a 24 hour facility that averages a population of around 400 inmates who are in custody pretrial or serving a sentence of less than one year.