Calhoun County, AL– As per Calhoun County Sheriff, Matthew Wade on May 1 around 4:45p.m. Demario Lamote was placed in an area with maximum security after which he refused to be cuffed up or locked inside his cell. Burnett took a mop to clean the area and broke the handle in two pieces. He put himself in the shower and threatened to hurt officers and resisted going to his cell. Inmate Burnett began to get aggressive, with breaking the mop’s handle hitting an officer on the head several times. The deputy who was struck also hit in the torso area by Burnett. The correctional officers and deputies responded with a variety of less lethal weapons in a bid to stop the attack and to subdue the prisoner. The less deadly methods did not have much effect in the initial stages. In the end, a correctional officer employing de-escalation techniques as well as the use of the non-lethal chemical spray managed get the prisoner to give up. The deputy who was hit by the head was taken to a hospital for treatment, where he was released. After the incident was dealt with and investigated, the incident was initiated, which included a variety of body camera footage. District Attorney Brian McVeigh and his office looked over the evidence and assisted the office with bringing these charges:

Aims at Murder (Bond $30,000.00)

Assault 2 2 (Bond $20,000.00),

Propagating Prison Contraband 1st (Bond $10,000.00)

The date for the court will be June 8, 2023, at 1:30p.m.

“First I am grateful that the two officers who were assaulted will be able to recover. I am very happy with the courage corrections officers as well as deputies showed in this incident. These officers and deputies do their best to keep criminals who are dangerous away from their streets in Calhoun County. ” Matthew Wade, Sheriff of Calhoun County. Matthew Wade

Burnett was in custody for the basis of the following charges prior to yesterday’s incident

Robbery 1 1st Grad with a Weapon

Kidnapping 1 1st Grad

Assault 1st-Weapon

Aim to commit murder

Probation Violation (Assault 2nd)

Probation violation (Robbery 1 St)

Probation violation (Robbery 1 street)

Assault 3rd