An Ellis County detention officer died Monday after an inmate assaulted him, the sheriff said Tuesday. Officer Isaiah Bias, 28, started working for the Ellis County Sheriff's Office out of high school.

A detention officer at the Ellis County jail died on Monday after being physically assaulted by an inmate in a holding cell. Sheriff Brad Norman called Officer Isaiah Bias an "outstanding person" who has been involved with the sheriff's department since he was 14 years old.

Officials said the inmate, identified as Arron Semeion Thompson, 45, of Ennis, now faces a charge of capital murder.

The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office says a detention officer died after a physical altercation with an inmate at the county jail on Monday afternoon.

Ellis County detention officer Isaiah Bias died after being physically assaulted by an inmate while “doing his daily job” on Monday.