Ohio prison guard dead after Christmas morning assault by inmate, officials say

Chillicothe, Ohio — A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning, authorities said Wednesday.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said correction officer Andrew Lansing died "following an inmate assault" that morning at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe.

"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 Chambers-Smith said in a statement.