A Georgia prison guard was killed when an inmate – already in prison for murder – pulled out a “homemade weapon” and attacked a corrections officer from behind as he escorted him from the prison dining hall, officials said.
Robert Clark was killed and another inmate who tried to intervene was injured Sunday after inmate Layton Lester allegedly assaulted a 42-year-old victim inside Smith State Prison Sunday, the Georgia Department of Corrections said in a news release.
Clark was attacked using a “homemade weapon,” while leading the two inmates from the dining room, officials said. Another inmate, Marko Willingham, was injured when he tried to help Clark.
Clark, who only started working at the prison in April, was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Willingham remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the corrections department.
“The whole [Georgia Department of Corrections] team is grieving the loss of one of our own and our collective condolences go out to Officer Clark’s family and friends,” GDC Commissioner Tyrone Oliver said in a statement. “We will support them as they work through this tragedy in the coming days, weeks and months.”
Lester is expected to be charged with the assault resulting in Clark’s death, as well as the assault on Willingham.
He was already behind bars for numerous crimes, including a 2007 murder, according to state prison records.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp expressed his condolences over the killing.
“Today we join the public safety community in mourning the loss of Corrections Officer Robert Clark,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“Please join us in praying for the family, loved ones, and the Georgia Department of Corrections during this time.”
Few more details have been revealed about the deadly attack.
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