{"id":217,"date":"2026-05-29T18:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T18:48:05","slug":"a-former-philadelphia-correctional-officer-has-been-charged-with-assaulting-an-incarcerated-man-da-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with assaulting an incarcerated man, DA says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with aggravated assault after prosecutors say he beat a restrained incarcerated man last year inside one of the city\u2019s jails.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=215\">Gretjen Clausing, popular longtime media arts programmer and founding executive director of PhillyCAM, has died at 62<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s Office announced the case against Ernest Blair, 34, on Friday, a day after a judge held the charges against him for trial.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>According to court records, the confrontation began inside the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center after Blair confiscated an item from Djean Williams, who had pleaded guilty days earlier to aggravated assault for shooting a 15-year-old boy on a playground outside a North Philadelphia recreation center in 2023.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After the confrontation, Blair told investigators that Williams became agitated and punched him in the face, according to an affidavit of probable cause for Williams\u2019 arrest.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Williams, 23, later pleaded guilty to simple assault and was sentenced in August to two years in prison.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors now say that after Williams was restrained and handcuffed, Blair repeatedly punched and kicked him and doused him with pepper spray while out of view of jail surveillance cameras.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nearly a year after the incident, authorities arrested Blair and charged him with aggravated assault, official oppression, and related crimes. On Thursday, following a preliminary hearing, Common Pleas Court Judge Joffie C. Pittman III ruled that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The alleged assault occurred after another correctional officer escorted Williams into the back room of a medical unit, an area shielded from video surveillance, according to the affidavit of probable cause for Blair\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=213\">His world premiere got shelved, but Wynton Marsalis wowed this week at the Philadelphia Orchestra<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Williams suffered injuries to his face and body, including a hematoma and cuts that required stitches, the document said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Blair\u2019s attorney, Guy Sciolla II, did not return a phone call seeking comment Friday. Marisa Palmer, a spokesperson for the district attorney\u2019s office, also did not immediately respond to requests for additional information.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The district attorney\u2019s office said it opened its investigation after the prison department\u2019s office of professional compliance completed an internal review in December and referred the matter to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>John Mitchell, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, said Blair \u2014 who joined the department in 2014 \u2014 had been fired in February.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The department \u201chas zero tolerance for any conduct by staff that violates the civil rights or dignity of individuals in our custody, which is why this incident was referred to the district attorney\u2019s office,\u201d Mitchell said. He declined to comment on the criminal case, citing department policy.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>District Attorney Larry Krasner said Blair \u201cwill be held accountable for violating his oath of office and unlawfully mistreating an incarcerated person while acting in his official capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=211\">IIHF says it will determine Russia\u2019s eligibility on a tournament-by-tournament basis in 2026-27<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inmate was also charged in the incident, and pleaded guilty to simple assault last year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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