Two Wardens Injured During Violence at Juvenile Justice Center

SAN ANGELO, TX — An evening altercation involving juveniles housed at the Tom Green County Juvenile Justice Center sent two correctional officers to the hospital. The incident happened at around 9 p.m. this evening.

According to Battalion Chief Fred Barnett, the San Angelo Fire Department EMS was called to assist sheriff’s deputies, San Angelo police, and DPS troopers who responded to a disturbance at the JJC.

“A few inmates got rowdy in the exercise yard,” Barnett said. Two correctional officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, described as lacerations to the face. The two were transported to Shannon Medical Center’s emergency room for follow-up treatment. The injuries were minor, Barnett said. No juvenile inmates were injured badly enough to be transported to the hospital.

The Juvenile Justice Detention Center at 1253 W. 19th St. is a 25-bed facility where each charge has their own room, according to Tom Green County. Children, ages 10 to 17, being held there are awaiting a court hearing for a crime the minor is accused, or serving a formal probation sentence requiring 24-hour-per-day supervision.