SHELBY COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A Shelby County inmate who charged at and attacked a correctional officer has been found guilty.
On July 27, 2021, Joshua D. White became angry with correctional officers when they directed him back to his cell after dinner. He initially complied when they tried to shut the cell door, but then charged an officer, grabbing him and striking him forcefully on the left side of the head with a closed fist. Death threats were also made against the officer.
The officer suffered a concussion as a result of the attack and missed several days of work.
White was found guilty of aggravated battery to a correctional institution employee resulting in bodily harm. The jury's unanimous verdict came after only seven minutes of deliberations.
His $100,000 bond was revoked after the verdict was read.
White faced a sentencing range of 3 to 7 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the offense. After a contested sentencing hearing, the Honorable Judge Stan Brandmeyer, resident circuit judge of Clinton County, delivered the maximum sentence.
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