Video: A inmate was knocked unconscious after being slammed to ground while in handcuffs, now the jail guard that did it is in jail himself
Citrus County Corrections Officer Joshua Swanson was arrested in October 2026 after he slammed an inmate to the ground in handcuffs and knocked the inmate unconscious. The assault was at the Citrus County Detention Facility in Florida.
On October 6, 2026 the male inmate was in his cell with his lights off, Officer Swanson walks in the cell and the inmate turns the lights back on. Officer Swanson then puts the inmate in handcuffs and is seen slamming the inmate to the ground.
The forearm of officer Swanson is purposefully pressed into the head of the inmate while on the ground to the point that the inmate losses consciousness.
The inmate then told jail personnel and made a complaint report. Jail supervisors saw the video and sent the case to the Florida State Attorney’s office.
The state attorney then filed an arrest warrant on Officer Swanson charging him with assault. Officer Swanson was then arrested a few days after the inmate assault.
