A Birmingham correctional officer is charged with assault after an internal affairs investigation.

According to a release from the police department, on August 25, 2022, the Birmingham Police Department's Internal Affairs Division was informed of an incident that had reportedly taken place between a corrections officer and an inmate. The officer, 40-year-old Lavetta Tywanna Brock, was relieved of duty. She has been with the department as a corrections officer since July 2021.

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The investigation led to Brock's arrest on second degree assault charges. Brock is being held in the Jefferson County Jail on a $15,000 bond.