A 28-year-old detention officer in Texas is dead after allegedly being attacked by an inmate while he was returning the inmate to his cell.

During a news conference Tuesday, Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman revealed that Officer Isaiah Bias was killed Monday during the alleged attack at the jail. 

“It’s with great sadness that we stand here today and acknowledge the loss of one of our own. … Isaiah Bias, 28 years of age, was a dedicated detention officer with over six years of service to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office,” Norman said.

Norman called the alleged attack by 45-year-old suspect Aaron Thompson “pure evil” but did not disclose details about how Bias was killed.

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“Most of the time, law enforcement officers and detention officers deal with good folks having a bad day. Occasionally, we deal with bad folks,” Norman said. “I can honestly say that my staff over the last day has dealt with pure evil.”

Norman said Thompson was charged with capital murder, adding he would be recommending the death penalty.

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Isaiah Bias, a detention officer at the Ellis County, Texas, jail, died Monday after allegedly being assaulted by an inmate. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)

“It was a heinous, horrific, purposeful murder that was senseless and not needed,” Norman said. “The ultimate decision will be made by the district attorney’s office, whether or not they seek the death penalty in this case. If I have anything to say about it, that’s exactly what will happen, but the ultimate decision lies on the DA’s office.”

According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KDFW, Thompson punched Bias, knocking him to the ground, and then allegedly began choking and hitting him in the head with his fist, knee and foot.

The affidavit said Thompson then went to a table and sat down, leaving Bias in a “large pool of blood.”

Thompson was booked into jail last month on three counts of assault on a public servant and evading arrest and was in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, Norman said.  

Norman said he met Bias when he was a teenager in the jail’s explorer program. 

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During a news conference, Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman said detention Officer Isaiah Bias was killed after being attacked by an inmate Monday. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)

“He wanted to be in law enforcement. He came in to work for the jail,” Norman said. “You can work in the jail when you are 18. You can’t be a peace officer in Texas until you’re 21,” Norman said.

Norman also described Bias as a “very family-oriented person” and said he had just become an uncle a week before his murder.

“His sister’s baby was a week old, and he was able to see the baby the day it was born,” Norman said. “He loved what he did. The people around him loved him. Law enforcement was a career path he loved.”

The Texas Rangers have taken over the murder investigation. Thompson was arraigned, and his bond was set at $2 million.

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Oklahoma lawmakers support eliminating the Department of Education, after President-elect Donald Trump promised to do away with the department during the campaign. 

“I personally believe that we should have more of our education at the state level as opposed to Washington, D.C.,” Republican Policy Committee Chair-elect and Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern said. “This has been something that goes all the way back to Ronald Reagan so this is not a mystery where Republicans are. Let our parents, and our teachers, and our administrators do their job.” 

“Just maybe the one size fits all is limiting us,” Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., said. “You don’t have innovation and ingenuity when you have one model.” 

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He added that states should have complete control over education.

Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters in November supported the abolition of federal department and sent a memo to schools in the state to prepare for that possibility.

“The federal government has hijacked our education system, using taxpayer dollars to impose harmful policies and control what is taught in our schools,” the memo states.

After Trump signaled during the campaign that he supported abolishing the department, the idea has been gaining momentum. He said he’ll prioritize “closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., and sending all education and education work it needs back to the states.”

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump appointed to lead a team to make the federal government more efficient, gave their approval to a proposal that abolishes the department. 

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters supports President-elect Donald Trump’s idea to abolish the Department of Education. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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He added that states should have complete control over education.

While Oklahoma Republicans are on board with disbanding the Education Department, one GOP lawmaker wants to ensure federal dollars continue to go to state and local schools. 

“My issue is, if you’re capable of doing that, how do you implement it,” Rep. Frank Lucas said. “The state of Oklahoma is the primary funder of public schools. Local property taxes are an important element, but federal dollars are really important too.”

He continued, “Reading programs, disabled programs, those kinds of issues, how do you make sure those resources are still available to local school districts?”

Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives at Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C.; Vivek Ramaswamy, chairman and co-founder of Strive Asset Management, arrives to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.  (Left: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Right: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., told The Oklahoman that he’s all for abolishing ED, but some federal funding is needed—particularly, federal Impact Aid.

“If you’re going get rid of the Department of Education, I’m not for getting rid of Impact Aid because that’s tens of millions of dollars to Oklahoma schools who are educating these kids would not be here but for that,” he said. “I agree with president about educational bureaucracy – it’s bloated, and frankly it’s wrong-headed in many of the policies it pursues… But honestly, I don’t see where you get the 60 votes in the Senate.”