Federal court filings indicate a fifth former Walker County Correctional Officer will plead guilty to a charge in connection to the death of inmate Tony Mitchel

The county coroner’s death certificate listed Mitchell’s manner of death as homicide and listed the causes as hypothermia and sepsis “resulting from infected injuries obtained during incarceration and medical neglect.

A fifth officer at the Walker County Jail has reached a plea agreement for his role in the death of Anthony Mitchell, court documents reveal. On Thursday, Grayson Colin Woods signed a plea agreement on one count of deprivation of rights — making him the fifth officer to stake his involvement

WALKER COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Federal court filings reveal a two more people will plead guilty in connection to the death of Walker County inmate Tony Mitchell. Bailey Clark Ganey and Heather Lasha Craig, both correctional officers at the time, are expected to enter a guilty pleas for 'Conspiracy to Deprivation of Rights.'

Heather Lasha Craig and Bailey Clark Ganey knew Tony Mitchell suffered from cruel jail conditions but did not alert appropriate authorities, according to their plea agreements.

A fourth officer at the Walker County Jail has reached a plea deal following the death of Anthony Mitchell last year in a case that his family argues was due to neglect and cruelty.

Federal court records unsealed late Tuesday charge two former Walker County correctional officers in an ongoing investigation into the death of inmate Tony Mitchell, who died in custody in January 2023.