(Michigan City, IN) - An employee at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City was seriously hurt when struck on the head with a steel pipe allegedly by an inmate.

 

LaPorte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan said a decision on charges will not be made until after Indiana State Police completes their investigation and presents the findings to his office for review.

 

The suspect, Jeremy Davidson, 39, of Logansport is serving a virtual life sentence on multiple counts of child molesting with a release date in 2192. According to ISP, inmates were working in the prison’s steel work shop Monday afternoon when an argument erupted between Davidson and a shop supervisor.  At some point, Davidson allegedly struck the supervisor on the head with a steel pipe.

 

The force of the impact caused potentially life threatening injuries, ISP said. The unidentified civilian employee was taken by helicopter to Memorial Hospital in South Bend.

 

Police said he underwent emergency treatment and remained in critical condition.

 

Davidson was taken into custody and transferred to another facility, police said.

 

Fagan said a decision on charges cannot be made until he has a clearer picture of what transpired.  Other factors in his decision making include whether the victim survives and, if so, what future challenges he might have to overcome in his recovery.

 

“We’re needing the fog of war to kind of lift for us to better ascertain the situation,” he said.