Two Brown County juvenile corrections officers indicted in separate cases of official oppression

Erica Garner
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BROWN COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Two Brown County corrections officers have been indicted in separate cases of official oppression.

Jorge Hernandez Jr. and Austin Baugh were both indicted on one count of official oppression each last month in connection to the allegations.

The Office of the Inspector General says Hernandez used excessive force on a juvenile inmate while serving as a correctional officer at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex in June 2022.

A press release from investigators state Baugh was caught on both overhead surveillance video and body-worn camera video grabbing an 18-year-old inmate then lifting him up and slamming him on the floor in September 2023.

The inmate suffered a laceration above his eye and a minor concussion during the incident.

Both suspects are now awaiting their respective days in court.

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