Violent felon accused of fatally shooting off-duty corrections officer who intervened after suspect allegedly beat female



A felon with a violent criminal history is accused of fatally shooting an off-duty corrections officer who intervened when the suspect allegedly was beating a woman at a Florida truck stop early Saturday morning.

The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 29-year-old Demaurea Grant at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at a home in Gastonia, North Carolina, and is pending extradition to Jacksonville, the Florida Times-Union reported, citing Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters' announcement during a news conference.

Grant is charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault with a firearm, and discharging a firearm in public.

Grant is accused of killing Officer Bradley McNew, a sheriff's office corrections officer and 24-year veteran of the department, the Times-Union said.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said a male and female were involved in a violent dispute around 1:20 a.m. in the 12900 block of Duval Road. You can view surveillance video of the incident here. The suspect was observed exiting a black Mustang, placing a black handgun on the hood, removing the female from the driver’s seat, and then battering the female, throwing her against the vehicle and the ground.

Off-duty Corrections Officer Bradley McNew had just finished his shift, heard the disturbance, and went to check on the female victim, the sheriff's office said. The suspect approached McNew, said it was a family matter, re-engaged with the female, and then pointed the gun in Officer McNew’s direction, the sheriff's office said.

The suspect and female returned to the vehicle, and as they were leaving the scene, the suspect was observed hanging out of the window, firing the handgun, and striking Officer McNew, the sheriff's office said, adding that he was taken to a hospital where he died. The Times-Union said McNew was in plain clothes at the time.

The sheriff's office noted that the Mustang had a North Carolina license plate of RHL-4285.

Sheriff Waters said the U.S. Marshals took Grant ― a felon with a violent criminal history ― into custody without incident, the Times-Union said, adding that tips from citizens as well as the investigation by detectives from the Sheriff's Office, the Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, and the State Attorney's Office led to his arrest.

Grant is charged with murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault with a firearm, and discharging a firearm in public, Waters said, according to the paper.

The sheriff added that a female who was with Grant was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant regarding a North Carolina crime, the Times-Union said, adding that the sheriff's office didn't release her name or say what her relationship, if any, might be to Grant.

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Lawsuit: Indiana corrections officer sold male inmates keys to women's facility, stood by during 'night of terror' that included rape resulting in miscarriage



Nearly 30 current and former inmates in the women's detention facility in Clark County, Indiana, have sued a local sheriff, a corrections officer, and several other "unknown jail officers," alleging that they either actively or passively permitted male inmates to access the female housing pod and inflict a "night of terror" on female detainees.

According to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in New Albany, Indiana, 28 women allege that David Lowe, a corrections officer at the Clark County Jail, sold male inmates the keys to the women's facility for $1,000. Then late in the evening of October 23, 2021, the men entered the women's facility and attacked female residents for hours, while Lowe and other guards stood by and did nothing.

"This federal civil rights action arises from a night of terror at the Clark County Jail ... On the night of October 23, and into the early morning hours of October 24, 2021, numerous male detainees used the keys obtained from LOWE to enter Pods 4(E) and 4(F) where they raped, assaulted, harassed, threatened and intimidated the Plaintiffs in this lawsuit, and other women, for several hours, resulting in significant physical and emotional injuries."

According to the lawsuit, at least two women were raped during the attack, and one of the victims became pregnant as a result of the assault and later miscarried.

"Since she had been in custody for numerous months, there is no chance she was pregnant before she entered the Clark County Jail," said William McCall, an attorney representing 20 of the women in the lawsuit. "My client had a miscarriage in December 2021."

Not only were the women brutalized, the lawsuit alleges, but they were subsequently subjected to harsh treatment from jail officials. After the attack, which was captured on jail surveillance, officers revoked the women's "dark" or "lights out" privileges at night, placed the residents in lockdown, and confiscated some of their personal belongings, including hygiene items.

Sheriff Jamey Noel is also named in the lawsuit.

"This was a complete and utter breakdown of the one thing that you should be relying, that you should be able to rely upon jails to provide and that's security. The response should be immediate. There are cameras in those pods specifically for that reason," said attorney Bart Betteau, who represents one of the women. "And when this happens, in the night, men crashing through the door and you have zero control from that moment on, maybe you can start to understand the damages these women went through."

Lowe was arrested within days of the incident and faces felony charges of escape, official misconduct, and trafficking with an inmate. His hearing is scheduled for November 2022. He has pled not guilty and told the Washington Post that the inmates stole the keys and that he had been "coerced and assaulted into making a false confession."

Lawsuit: Indiana corrections officer sold male inmates keys to women's facility, stood by during 'night of terror' that included rape resulting in miscarriage



Nearly 30 current and former inmates in the women's detention facility in Clark County, Indiana, have sued a local sheriff, a corrections officer, and several other "unknown jail officers," alleging that they either actively or passively permitted male inmates to access the female housing pod and inflict a "night of terror" on female detainees.

According to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in New Albany, Indiana, 28 women allege that David Lowe, a corrections officer at the Clark County Jail, sold male inmates the keys to the women's facility for $1,000. Then late in the evening of October 23, 2021, the men entered the women's facility and attacked female residents for hours, while Lowe and other guards stood by and did nothing.

"This federal civil rights action arises from a night of terror at the Clark County Jail ... On the night of October 23, and into the early morning hours of October 24, 2021, numerous male detainees used the keys obtained from LOWE to enter Pods 4(E) and 4(F) where they raped, assaulted, harassed, threatened and intimidated the Plaintiffs in this lawsuit, and other women, for several hours, resulting in significant physical and emotional injuries."

According to the lawsuit, at least two women were raped during the attack, and one of the victims became pregnant as a result of the assault and later miscarried.

"Since she had been in custody for numerous months, there is no chance she was pregnant before she entered the Clark County Jail," said William McCall, an attorney representing 20 of the women in the lawsuit. "My client had a miscarriage in December 2021."

Not only were the women brutalized, the lawsuit alleges, but they were subsequently subjected to harsh treatment from jail officials. After the attack, which was captured on jail surveillance, officers revoked the women's "dark" or "lights out" privileges at night, placed the residents in lockdown, and confiscated some of their personal belongings, including hygiene items.

Sheriff Jamey Noel is also named in the lawsuit.

"This was a complete and utter breakdown of the one thing that you should be relying, that you should be able to rely upon jails to provide and that's security. The response should be immediate. There are cameras in those pods specifically for that reason," said attorney Bart Betteau, who represents one of the women. "And when this happens, in the night, men crashing through the door and you have zero control from that moment on, maybe you can start to understand the damages these women went through."

Lowe was arrested within days of the incident and faces felony charges of escape, official misconduct, and trafficking with an inmate. His hearing is scheduled for November 2022. He has pled not guilty and told the Washington Post that the inmates stole the keys and that he had been "coerced and assaulted into making a false confession."

Armed Philly carjacker pulls 59-year-old man from vehicle. But victim — an off-duty corrections officer — turns the tables, fires multiple times at crook.



An armed carjacker picked the wrong motorist to steal from Monday night in Philadelphia, as the victim — a 59-year-old off-duty corrections officer — opened fire at the bad guy, with bloody results.

What are the details?

The victim told responding officers he'd departed a friend's house along East Roosevelt Boulevard near Rising Sun Avenue just before 11 p.m. and entered his white Toyota Avalon sedan, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told WCAU-TV.

The victim was then pulled from his vehicle at gunpoint, Small noted to the station, adding that the victim "was carjacked."

The carjacker was wearing a surgical mask and hoodie, WPVI-TV reported.

But instincts apparently kicked in for the off-duty corrections officer, and he wasn't about to let the crook make off with his Avalon unscathed.

Indeed, as the carjacker got into the vehicle, the victim pulled out his own gun and opened fire at the carjacker with at least five shots, Small told WCAU.

The carjacker sped away north along Roosevelt Boulevard, Small added to WCAU.

Well, what do we have here?

However, less than a half hour later, police found the stolen car about a half-mile away along Bingham Street in the Feltonville neighborhood, investigators told WCAU.

Image source: WCAU-TV video screenshot

"That vehicle was found with five bullet holes in it and a lot of fresh blood inside the driver's seat and some on the center console," Small added to WCAU.

The bullets penetrated the driver's side window and door as well as the windshield, WPVI reported.

Image source: WCAU-TV video screenshot

Police confirmed to WCAU that the vehicle in question belongs to the corrections officer.

In addition, a man later showed up at a hospital with at least two gunshot wounds to his arms, Small told WCAU, adding that investigators were trying to confirm if the wounded man is the carjacker.

"There's a possibility that that 21-year-old shooting victim may be the individual that committed this robbery carjacking," Small noted to WPVI.

Police are checking DNA evidence to see if there's a match with the hospitalized individual, KYW-TV reported.

The corrections officer wasn't hurt, police told WCAU.