Photo Courtesy: Gregg County SO
On Friday September 30, 2016, at approximately 6:07 P.M., Gregg County (TX) Sheriff’s Office Jail staff responded to a medical emergency with an inmate housed at the Marvin A. Smith Criminal Justice Facility.
Jailer Robert E. Ransom suffered an apparent heart attack while providing medical assistance to the inmate. Both the inmate and Officer Ransom were transferred to Good Sheppard Medical Center in Longview for treatment.
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Officer Ransom was unable to be revived and was pronounced deceased at the hospital by Justice of the Peace Tim Bryan. The inmate was treated and later returned to the jail.
Robert was 62 years of age and has served the citizens of Gregg County since October of 2005. Prior to his employment with the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office, Robert began his career in Law Enforcement in 1980 as a Deputy Sheriff for the Porter County Sheriff’s Office in Valparaiso, Indiana.