What This Story Is About
- A sheriff’s sergeant was hospitalized after an alleged attack by an inmate, according to newly obtained records.
Why It Matters
- Charges of felony assault on a law enforcement officer with injury and fugitive from justice were filed for Dshon Stewart on Monday in Davidson County, according to the Clerk of Courts website.
- A judge is scheduled to review his case Wednesday.
For Context
- The sergeant sustained an injury to his rotator cuff during the assault that required him to miss work, the affidavit states.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A sheriff’s sergeant was hospitalized after an alleged attack by an inmate in Nashville, according to newly obtained records.
An affidavit WSMV4 obtained Tuesday states that the assault happened last month. On September 19, Davidson County Sheriff’s Sgt. Benjamin Dejongh was called to the Downtown Detention Center to assist with an inmate who was reportedly refusing to return to his cell.
The situation escalated, the affidavit says, when the sergeant told his team to handcuff 31-year-old inmate Dshon Stewart…