CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A mother claims her son will never fully use his hands again after his fingers were severed during an attack inside Clayton County Jail.
Rachell Johnson says her son Jonathan Johnson was stabbed and cut by inmates, resulting in severe injuries including two of his fingers being removed.
“He’s traumatized. And he will forever be scarred up,” she told Channel 2’s Tom Jones.
Shanda Dew said her fiancé Tobias was also attacked in the jail.
“One of them pulled out a shank and stabbed Tobias on the shoulder,” she said.
Rachell Johnson recounted the attack on her son, saying his fingers were re-attached but he can no longer perform simple tasks like holding a phone or writing a letter.
She recorded a captain telling her mistake by an officer led to the inmates getting her son. He said the tower officer misunderstood a request on which door to open, and he opened the wrong cell.
A documentary on YouTube showed inmates at the jail with shanks and knives, bragging about stabbing people.
Sheriff Levon Allen could not be reached for comment, but he previously stated he needs a significant increase in his budget to make the jail safer.
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