Our Thoughts and prayers go out

[sfcwoodret]

A Lake City correctional officer is dead after being stabbed in the neck by an inmate with a "homemade weapon" at the Columbia Correctional Institution Annex, according to Ann Howard, director of public affairs for the Florida Department of Corrections.
The slain officer was identified as Sgt. Ruben Thomas, 24, a six-year-veteran of the Department of Corrections.
The suspect is 37-year-old inmate Richard Franklin, Howard said.
Franklin was sentenced to life in prison for a first-degree murder conviction in 1995, according to prison records. He also had a 1994 conviction of battery on a law enforcement officer.
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[docslave]

Word is that another officer was also involved and hurt badly. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved in this tragedy.

[LockInaSock]

Rest in peace Sgt. Thomas. God bless his family and little girl as well as his fellow officers who knew him and worked with him at Columbia .

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[patman44]

.Sad day

[catman]

RIP Sgt. Thomas and our thoughts go out to the family and the other officer involved.

[iamme]

Our thoughts and prayers are with Sergeant Thomas' family. So many do not realize the constant danger we are exposed to as we walked the beat behind the wall.

Has anyone heard how the other officer Brewer is doing?

[toots76]

This was unbelivably horrible and my prayers go out to Sgt. Thomas' family especially the children who will grow up without a father. Any word yet on a statewide fundraiser for his family?

[mastershake]

May he rest in peace and God give the family the strength at this terrible time.

[patman44]

My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word. Psalm 119:28.

[catman]

how do you like us now scott at least we will rally around the families like we always do. we will empty our pockets even though we do not have much but WE DO NOT WALK ALONE BUT WE DO IT BECAUSE HE IS A BROTHER and we are his work family

[ciaobella]

God be with his family, watch over them and help them through this , prays go up to family and co-works as well as friends......