OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — Two St. Landry Parish corrections deputies have been accused of harming a 73-year-old inmate, authorities said.
John Smith, 30, of Port Barre and Hayden Aymond, 19, of Opelousas have both been fired from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office and charged with failure to seek assistance and malfeasance in office. Smith has also been charged with cruelty to a person with infirmities.
The Sheriff’s Office was notified by a social worker at Opelousas General Hospital Nov. 5 that a 73-year-old inmate may have suffered injuries at the hands of correctional officers…