Criminal Law
Police Officer Fired, Charged with Murder After a Child Dies from ‘Fight Game’ in a Youth Detention Center
An officer who “allowed juveniles to participate in a fight game” inside a Georgia youth detention center has been fired and charged with murder after one of the children died, authorities said.
Thomas Lee Hicks was a juvenile correctional officer at the Waycross Regional Youth Detention Center, where the victim lost consciousness “in the presence of a staff member and other juveniles at the facility” on Aug. 9, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.
The child was taken to Memorial Health Hospital in Savannah and died later. The juvenile’s name and age were not released.
