TITLE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATION OF DETENTION CENTER DISTURBANCE RESULTS IN INDICTMENTS OF FOUR INMATES.

At approximately 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 22, 2021, a disturbance within the Tom Green County Detention Facility occurred within a multiple occupancy unit.  As a result of the disturbance, the Tom Green County Detention Center Special Operational Response Team responded to the cell block and restored order.  Three correctional officers were transported to Shannon Hospital and were treated and released with minor injuries following the incident.

The incident was subsequently investigated by the Tom Green County Criminal Investigation Division and the Tom Green County Detention Center investigator.  

As of August 01, 2021, four (4) Tom Green County Detention Center Inmates have been indicted by a Tom Green County Grand Jury, and each was charged with the offense of Assault on a Public Servant (Third Degree Felony).  The inmates will be prosecuted by the 51st and 119th Tom Green County District Attorney's Office.  The inmates are listed as follows:

-Arturo Garcia Jr., 18 YOA

-Sean Hunter Wisdom, 18 YOA

-Jacob Lewis Garcia, 25 YOA

-Daniel Adam Cheek, 35 YOA

The Tom Green County Sheriff's Office remains committed to maintaining a safe environment for both inmates and correctional officers within the Tom Green County Detention Center.