Authorities stated that the altercation was broken up by a detention officer who was assigned as one of two detention officer to that particular housing unit. Stafford is black. Cannon doesn’t believe the guards coordinated to allow the attack but says they will be looking into why Stafford was able to get out of his cell. However, Roof reportedly informed detectives through his attorney that he did not want to pursue any criminal charge against Stafford. Pennington could not be reached for comment. He could have been let out, or there could have been an electronic malfunction with the cell locks. In this instance, one guard happened to be on break while the other guard was summoned to another area of the prison to deliver toilet paper to an inmate. “Up and down the chain, we have to ensure that our folks do not fall prey to the routine”.
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He said the attack is a “wake-up call” that officers must maintain vigilance in an environment where inmates can turn violent in an instant. They have since been named as Bobbie Johnson and Gerald Joyce.
“We have adequate policies in place”, Cannon said.
Roof has been housed at the Charleston County detention centre since being returned from North Carolina a day after the killings on 17 June 2015 of nine parishioners during a Bible study at Emanuel AME Church.
According to the Charleston County Clerk of Court records, online, Stafford was released at 8:27 p.m. In that setting, he is charged with nine counts of murder. He was indicted May 10 on federal charges of violating Scott’s rights while acting under the color of law, lying to investigators and using a firearm in a violent crime. Dylann Roof, who is being held in the Charleston County Detention Center, was attacked by inmate Dwayne Stafford, who “punched him a number of times and assaulted him quickly”, Cannon said.
Those cases are pending.
An initial incident report indicated an assault charge will be filed against Stafford.
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On social media, though, dozens of posts showed that people were rushing to donate to Stafford’s account-to the point where the website was experiencing problems keeping up.
