US EditionEmployees charged in connection with death and assaults at Alabama jail
WALKER COUNTY, ALABAMA, JUL 29 – Six employees face federal charges including conspiracy and deprivation of rights in connection with the 2023 death of Tony Mitchell and assaults on five other inmates, authorities said.
- Walker County Jail employees were indicted on deprivation of rights and conspiracy charges, with the six-set for arraignment on August 14.
- Tony Mitchell was in custody on Jan. 26, 2025, and was transported to a hospital the same day as prosecutors allege conditions led to his death, with the indictment covering alleged crimes from earlier this year.
- Allegations describe assaults and neglect at the jail; court documents further allege Tony Mitchell was held in a concrete cell without a blanket or clothing and left covered in feces.
- Attorneys said last week the six are set for arraignment on Monday, with a confidential settlement reached with Mitchell's family and 15 correctional officials.
- The county coroner's death certificate classified Mitchell's death as homicide from hypothermia and sepsis, with court documents alleging he was never medically evaluated until two weeks later.
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July 28, 2025 – WALKER COUNTY, Alabama – Agencies. Six Walker County Correctional Officers, five former officials and one in service, have been charged at the federal level, five of them related to the death of inmate Tony Mitchell in January 2023. The charges are for deprivation of rights under the pretext of authority. Officers Arcelia Tidwell, Dayton Wakefield, Daniel Vickery, Jacob Edwards and Robert Madison face specific charges for their a…
6 corrections officers charged with assaulting inmate at Walker County Jail
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Several employees at the Walker County Jail have been charged with abusing at least six inmates, including one who died as a result of "medical neglect" he suffered at the jail. Arcelia Tidwell, Dayton Wakefield, Robert Madison, Daniel Vickery and Jacob Edwards are accused of depriving Anthony "Tony" Mitchell of his rights, specifically, depriving him of humane conditions of confinement including food, clothing, she…
6 corrections officers charged with assaulting inmate at Alabama jail
WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) -- Several employees at the Walker County Jail have been charged with abusing at least six inmates, including one who died as a result of "medical neglect" he suffered at the jail. Arcelia Tidwell, Dayton Wakefield, Robert Madison, Daniel Vickery and Jacob Edwards are accused of depriving Anthony "Tony" Mitchell of his rights, specifically, depriving him of humane conditions of confinement including food, clothing, she…
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