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ADOC Investigates Inmate’s Death at Donaldson Correctional Facility
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Law enforcement agents of the Alabama Department of Corrections Investigations and Intelligence Division are investigating the death of an inmate that occurred on October 5.
At approximately 10:35 a.m., inmate Steven Davis, 35, of Graysville, was pronounced dead at a local hospital on October 5. Davis was incarcerated at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer serving a 20-year sentence out of Jefferson County for murder.
On the morning of October 4, two Donaldson correctional officers say inmate Davis rushed out of his cell brandishing one prison-made weapon in each hand and attempted to strike an officer.
After repeated verbal commands and the use of standard methods to disarm the inmate, Davis refused to comply. At that time, correctional officers applied physical measures to diffuse the threat in order to remove the weapons from the scene and secure the inmate.
Davis was taken to the infirmary and subsequently airlifted to a local hospital for further treatment.
This investigation is ongoing and additional information will be provided at the conclusion.
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