Dec 27, 2024 · Director Annette Chambers-Smith answered what questions she could involving the death of Andrew Lansing, after being attacked by Rashawn Cannon Wednesday morning. Cannon is from Lima and had been in prison since 2023, after he was found guilty of felonious assault and a weapons charge in Allen County.

Dec 27, 2024 · He was one of several correction officers working the Christmas morning shift voluntarily, on overtime, ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith said Friday afternoon. “Each position in that prison that was assigned to a correction officer had a correction officer in it,” Chambers-Smith said.

Dec 27, 2024 · CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WSYX) — Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith on Friday addressed publicly for the first time the death of corrections officer ...

Dec 27, 2024 · Director Annette Chambers-Smith is set to address the death of Ross Correctional Institute Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing at 3 p.m. Lansing was killed on Christmas morning after an...

Dec 26, 2024 · Annette Chambers-Smith, Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, released a statement about the assault and called it a difficult loss.

Dec 27, 2024 · Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Director Annette Chambers-Smith said during a Friday news conference that it was her "understanding that there were not weapons used" during...

Dec 28, 2024 · “It is with great sadness that I confirm the tragic death of Correction Officer Andrew Lansing following an inmate assault that occurred at Ross Correctional Institution,” Annette Chambers-Smith, DRC Director, said in a statement per NBC affiliate WSAZ.

Dec 26, 2024 · Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith confirmed in a statement posted to social media Wednesday afternoon that Correction Officer Andrew Lansing died...

Dec 25, 2024 · In a Facebook post issued Wednesday afternoon, ODRC Director Annette Chambers-Smith announced that Correction Officer Andrew Lansing was dead after being assaulted by an inmate Wednesday...

Dec 26, 2024 · "The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody is a tragedy beyond comprehension,” department Director Annette...