Cannon, who did this — is just pure evil," Chambers-Smith said. An incident report from the Ohio Highway Patrol, which is investigating the death, stated that Lansing suffered severe head trauma before his death.

An investigation is underway into the death of an Ohio corrections officer. Officials say Officer Andrew Lansing was attacked by an inmate on Christmas morning at the Ross Correctional Institution, in Chillicothe. The prison says Lansing died as a result of the attack. Officials did not name the inmate involved, or say what led up to the attack.