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A Monroe County correctional officer has been terminated after an attempt to move a belligerent inmate turned into a brawl that resulted in the inmate suffering a fractured nose and orbital bone.

Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè stated he made the decision to terminate the correctional officer as part of his vow to make “accountability and transparency” a “top priority” of the sheriff’s department.

“No corrections officer wants to have to use force when they come to work,” Martè said. “But even when my staff is forced to use force due to a combative inmate, they must continue to follow our policies requiring de-escalation whenever the situation allows it.”

The sheriff released unedited body camera footage which details the Jan. 31 encounter with the combative inmate and three correctional officers, including Mitchell, within the Monroe County Jail.