Former GA Dept. of Corrections officer fired, arrested after death of inmate
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A former Georgia Department of Corrections Officer has been arrested after the death of an Augusta State Medical Prison inmate.
According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Roderick Hayes, 39, died as a result of an altercation.
Authorities state that Lloyd Edward Hopkins, 51, was fired from the Georgia Department of Corrections and arrested on Sunday for failing to follow policies and procedures while working at the Augusta State Medical Prison.
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Hayes had been sentenced to 25 years in state custody for Trafficking of Person for Labor or Sexual Servitude and was serving 10 years for another charge, and Hayes was committed to state imprisonment in July 2018.
Authorities state that Hayes’ body has been turned over to the county coroner and will be transported to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the official cause of death, and the death is being investigated by the GDC’s Office of Professional Standards.
According to authorities, Hopkins has been charged with Party to the crime of Murder, Party to the crime of Aggravated Assault, and Violation of Oath of Office, and he is currently being held at the Columbia County Detention Center without bond.
The Georgia Department of Corrections also stated that two inmates have been charged with Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault in this investigation: Brendon Lamar Moore, who is serving a Life sentence for Rape, Hijacking, Aggravated Sodomy, 2 counts of Armed Robbery, 3 counts of Kidnapping, and 3 counts of Terroristic Threats and Acts, and Andy Ulysse, who is serving a 20-year-sentence for a 2015 kidnapping and state time, which also includes sentencing for Armed Robbery, False Imprisonment, and Theft by Taking, Possession of Marijuana, and two counts of Possession of Knife During Crime.
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