Inmate left 'unrecognizable' to own mother after getting head 'sunken in' by correctional officers during 'horrific' jail attack, cops say

A radical of correctional officers successful Florida allegedly bushed up an inmate truthful severely that helium was "unrecognizable" to his ain mother, starring to transgression charges.

"It was implicit horror," recounted Mary Pratt, ma of inmate Christopher Castro, astir the archetypal clip she saw a photograph of the 30-year-old aft his alleged beating astatine Dade Correctional Institution successful West Miami-Dade connected April 6, according to section ABC affiliate WPLG.

"His caput was sunken in," she told the outlet this week. "That was not my son, what I [saw] successful that picture."

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Seven officers with the Florida Department of Corrections person been arrested connected artillery and grounds tampering charges, among different offenses, for the alleged jailhouse assault, according to tribunal documents. They see erstwhile Lt. Shentrica Clark, 40; Officers Jordy Calero, 23, and Travon Norman, 29; Sgts. Deandre Hill, 24; Freddie Morgan, 35; and Richard Jackson.

"They request to beryllium held accountable," Pratt seethed. "These are the radical that are expected to beryllium watching implicit them."

According to an arrest warrant, Castro — who is serving a 15-year condemnation for burglary and different crimes — was retrieved from a ablution country that time and escorted to an country extracurricular Clark's bureau "where determination are nary surveillance cameras," per the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Two officers who escorted Castro told constabulary investigators helium had nary disposable injuries astatine the clip of his retrieval and his hands were "cuffed down his back, per protocol."

The warrant says that upon accomplishment to the country extracurricular of Clark's office, Castro and the officers who retrieved him were allegedly met by "main portion officers" Anglin, Calero, Norman, Jackson, Hill and Morgan. The officers attempted to escort Castro to a adjacent holding cell, prompting him to commencement "dropping his weight" successful an effort to halt them, according to the warrant.

"The unfortunate was kicked and punched respective times successful his face, connected his head, connected his back, and connected his arms which were handcuffed down his back," the warrant says. "After the beating, the unfortunate was escorted backmost to his compartment by the main portion officers. As the unfortunate was being escorted backmost to his cell, respective witnesses observed that the unfortunate had important facial bruising, bleeding, and scratches."

Castro told constabulary investigators that aft helium was returned to his cell, helium requested exigency aesculapian attention. "The unfortunate was told that his petition was denied," according to the warrant. Clark aboriginal claimed that Castro "tried to stab a corrections serviceman successful the recreational yard" and was seeking aesculapian attraction "because helium wanted to get retired of his cell," the warrant adds.

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While speaking to different serviceman pursuing a displacement change, Clark allegedly did not pass them of the "use of force" connected Castro. The different serviceman saw "visible injuries" connected Castro's look and "blood connected his shirt," according to police. They "immediately" contacted the warden and informed them of Castro's condition, which led to photographs being taken for an interior reappraisal and the constabulary to beryllium called, the warrant says.

While speaking to cops astir what allegedly happened, Clark allegedly stated that she received a telephone telephone from Clark earlier successful the time and was informed that Castro had been "rowdy" and "possibly possessed a weapon."

A portion hunt was authorized, and nary weapons were found. Clark claimed that Castro "only had a small knot connected his head" and would beryllium okay, according to police. He was yet taken to get aesculapian attraction aft repeatedly complaining of a headache.

"He was unrecognizable," Pratt said astir her battered son. "I was horrified."

Castro was transferred from Homestead to the Wakulla Correctional Institution successful North Florida aft the alleged incident, according to WPLG. All of the officers who were allegedly progressive successful the battle person since been dismissed.