* Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl Murdered by Inmate Serving Life Sentence-Watch Newscast Here
Published by Junior Staff Writer on February 3, 2011
Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl was strangled by inmate Byron Scherf as she fought him off during an attempted sexual assault. Officer Biendl was alone in the Washington State Monroe Correctional Facility’s chapel when inmate Scherf attacked her. Detectives report that they found bite marks and scratches on Scherf’s hands and body. Scherf is serving a life sentence after being convicted of three rapes. Scheft was discovered missing during a routine headcount. After an equipment inventory was completed it was discovered that a set of keys and radio were missing. Other officers were dispatched to Officer Biendl’s assigned duty post and found her unresponsive. CPR was initiated but she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics a short time later. Officer Biendl and other officers had been complaining to the state about staffing shortages that was endangering officer’s lives.
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