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| Police: Inmate tries to murder officer in failed escape attempt |
| By greensburgdailynews.com- Brent Brown |
| Published: 09/22/2017 |
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BUNKER HILL – A Columbus man en route to a state prison following a local court appearance freed himself from his handcuffs and attacked and tried to kill a Decatur County Sheriff’s Department inmate transport officer, police said. Indiana State Police said in a probable cause affidavit that Joshua B. Stam, 26, punched and strangled the transport officer as they arrived at the Miami County Correctional Facility Aug. 30. Stam had made a pre-trial court appearance on a local burglary charge Aug. 28 and was set to be returned to prison ahead of another local appearance scheduled for Oct. 17 in Superior Court, according to court records. But as the transport vehicle arrived at the prison, Stam, having freed one hand from his handcuffs, climbed across the police car's center console, punched the officer in the face and strangled him to the point of unconsciousness with a piece of cloth, police said. Read More. |
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