Ohio State Highway Patrol Investigating In-Custody Death of Toledo Inmate

TOLEDO, OH (WOWO) Two employees at the Lebanon Correctional Institution are on administrative leave as state authorities investigate the in-custody death of a Toledo man.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction confirmed that 38-year-old Laselle Allen died on Saturday, Nov. 29, while serving a 1.5-year sentence for aggravated assault and attempted discharge of a firearm. Allen was convicted in Lucas County after police said he fired shots at someone on Earl Street in March 2024.

A corrections officer and a nurse have been placed on leave according to WTVG. Documentation shows the officer is the subject of a use-of-force investigation…

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