A corrections officer at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center has been charged with assaulting an inmate.
Signeous Green (DOB: 6/20/1974) is charged with assault and battery 2nd degree for an incident that happened on Aug. 21.
A team of officers were attempting to remove an inmate from his cell for disciplinary action when the inmate refused to go and a physical altercation between the officers and inmate broke out.
During the incident, the inmate suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The charge comes after command staff at Alvin S. Glenn asked RCSD to investigate whether excessive force was used to restrain the inmate.