10/8/1993 10/10/2000 3/16/2002 12/14/2004 12/31/2005 3/3/2006 7/18/2006 9/7/2006 3/8/2007 4/7/2007 5/31/2007 6/14/2007 8/14/2007 10/8/2007 11/3/2007 Called another employee a "snitch'' for reporting how DOT road inmates were violating Fired from Dept. of Transportation road crew Correctional crew improper conduct safety regs assignment Austin involved in a vehicle Correctional work squad complaints accident Work Camp n/a criminal arrest Work Camp n/a improper conduct Correctional n/a DUI arrest Correctional compound phys abuse Correctional compound phys abuse Correctional confinement complaint Correctional compound harassment Correctional compound threats Correctional n/a phys abuse; failure to report; negligence Corrections Officer Austin arrested for petty theft of a crate of green beans from a farmer Austin accused of stealing fishing poles while on duty Austin arrested for DUI in Calhoun County Accused of hitting inmate in the head inmate claims he was slapped and punched while handcuffed Inmate claims Capt. Austin Pleads nolo contendre to theft; no action by DOC; not reported to FDLE Sentenced to 6 mo. probation; suspended by DOC Exonerated gassed him for no reason Lavoris Hickman E22095 gassed by Austin and other staff; fears for his life Mother of inmate claims her son was being threatened by Austin and other officers Inmate claims there is a "circle of hate" and that black inmates are targeted for abuse by Austin and other staff members Eric Coleman 530148 Inmate's uncle reports that his nephew received threats from Austin and other staffers Curtis Kohn J21308 Inmate said Austin threatened "I got something for you, you'll see.'' told him "I am going to beat, gas and kill your black ass.'' Inmate claimed he had a fight with two other inmates then was abused by Austin and other staff; IG finds that Austin failed to file report Jessie Jones M24331 Physical fight shown on video. Austin and other staff denied they saw the fight. Austin counseled for failing to write an incident report which resulted in the incident not being reported to the inspector general 1
12/28/2007 12/31/2007 12/31/2007 1/21/2008 1/24/2008 1/29/2008 3/17/2008 3/29/2008 3/30/2008 3/31/2008 4/7/2008 5/24/2008 and other officers repeatedly Correctional n/a excess force gassed another inmate Skyler Jones Q16806, closed by warden Correctional compound improper conduct Correctional n/a threats Inmate Salters complains he was awoken by Austin and that he and two other officers slammed his head on the concrete floor Wallace Salters 166487 Inmate says he witnessed Lt. Austin and Hoopes slam inmate Salters' head into the concrete "several times.'' Inmate says staff threatened to tamper with his food; he was gassed for no reason; and that the officers, under Austin's direction, "I can get your ass gassed again.'' Sir Edgar Jackson R40478 threatened by Austin and fears that his food is being tampered with; has no running water in his cell state he was going beat him inmate claims 5 or 6 staff members, including Austin, told him they were going to "beat the crap'' out of him Robert Craft C00181 Inmate said he was beaten for no reason and Austin showed up and said "Do you know why you are getting this beating? It's because of me.'' Oscar Garcia 683590 Inmate alleges an officer assaulted him in his cell with a broom; he reported it to Austin Insufficient evidence Austin accused by inmate of punching him in the mouth Oscar Garcia 683590 Austin denies allegation; Insufficient evidence Inmate accuses Austin of squeezing his throat as other guards beat him Jarvis Walker L30067 Insufficient evidence Austin accused by inmate of attacking him Insufficient evidence 2
6/1/2008 6/16/2008 6/13/2008 7/6/2008 7/7/2008 8/11/2008 8/22/2008 9/1/2008 12/24/2008 12/30/2008 1/16/2009 10/12/2009 Inmate Angel Estrada says he was threatened by Austin and six other officers because he witnessed an inmate lose his eye during a by staff cell extraction Angel Estrada B00852 Estrada's brother calls warden to report that Estrada was being threatened by Austin and other staff Angel Estrada B00852 Case downgraded/closed/insufficient evidence Inmate accuses Austin of threatening his life by staff by staff by staff inmate claims Austin orders a sgt. to slam and "hurt him'' if he refuses to come out to shave Norman Paul U25745 again orders a sgt to slam him if he refuses to shave Norman Paul U25745 and a guard smashed his right hand in the food flap and restrained him with leg irons Asst. warden files report that inmates had accused Austin and three other guards of gassing inmates with no justification; inmate chosen at random to be ; investigation revealed food flap "malfunctioned.'' sprayed Stephen S. Green 094440 Referred to IG; outcome not clear Duty warden files report after an inmate accuses Austin and a sgt of kicking him in the face Nakia Simeton 453486 Inmate claims that Austin treatened to beat him handcuffed inmate is beaten by Austin; 20 witnesses, including the assistant warden are present Damon Satorino 535013 Austin demoted for improper conduct Correctional compound phys abuse Correctional other improper conduct Incident redacted n/a Corrections officers investigated for lying about how much gas was Correctional rec area improper conduct dispersed on an inmate Lesamuel Palmer L41847 Case downgraded/closed 3
10/13/2009 10/14/2009 10/14/2009 10/15/2009 10/16/2009 10/29/2009 11/6/2009 11/19/2009 12/30/2009 1/5/2010 1/14/2010 1/19/2010 1/20/2010 2/2/2010 Inmate alleges Austin placed him in a cell with a dangerous inmate as punishment for filing a grievance Correctional other phys abuse Correctional confinement complaint Correctional n/a phys abuse Correctional inmate's cell sex harrass by staff Correctional confinement life-threatening threats Inmate writes to FDOC secretary claiming he and other inmates have been physically abused by Austin and other staff Bobby Wells X48321 Downgraded Inmate's sister calls prison, fearing that Austin will harm her brother Oscar Garcia 683590 not fed and when he complained to Austin, Austin threatened to punish him Inmate's grandmother reports her grandson is being beaten every day. Austin allegedly gassed him. Joshua Dumas 197973 Exonerated Inmate alleges that Austin threatened to sexually abuse him, telling him "All (n-words) are f---gots.'' Joshua Dumas 197973 Insufficient evidence harrasses him threatened him and his cellmate for filing a grievance refused to feed him Inmate tells warden that Austin and another commander threatened to slaim him in the face Inmate alleges Austin said he was "going to get him.'' Inmate alleges he was gassed for no reason and other staff has threatened him and other inmates Richard Hackett 389084 threatened to kill him 4
2/8/2010 gassed while reading a book 3/1/2010 Inmate alleged staff used excessive force 3/13/2010 Inmate alleges he was gassed for no reason 3/15/2010 Correctional confinement life-threatening threats Inmate threatened with gas 3/30/2010 Correctional confinement life-threatening threats Imate claims he was threatened by Austin and later found staples and glass in his food Richard Hackett 389084 4/24/2010 gassed for no reason 5/13/2010 Correctional compound threats/sex harrass threatened to "F--- his black ass till he begs him to stop.'' Tyrone Williams 111137 5/27/2010 Correctional compound threats Inmate threatened 6/12/2010 gave him false DR Referred to management 6/14/2010 n/a confinement excess force Video shows Austin jabbing pole at an inmate;austin and other officers covered up by lying on their reports.'' Willie Lester S05004 Insufficient evidence 6/14/2010 calls him by a bitch name 1/28/2011 Inmate says that the second-shift confinement staff, including Lt Austin, have threatened to break his neck and split his head open. James Hubbard U32146 "Verbal threats only'' no action 1/31/2011 Mother of inmate claims her son was being threatened by Austin and other officers 6/23/2011 Correctional compound improper conduct Inmate alleges that Austin punched him the chest. Inmate retracts statement 7/6/2011 Correctional n/a phys abuse hit him in the chest 12/2/2011 Four inmates report that Austin used chemical agents against another inmate Devin Johnson 199658 12/7/2011 Correctional confinement inmate locked up on false DR 5
3/22/2012 5/21/2012 9/25/2012 10/10/2012 1/3/2013 3/24/2013 6/10/2013 Inmate says he was Correctional n/a improper conduct threatened by Austin threatened to gas him, telling him "you are going to be trying to get out of this room on fire.'' Calvin Kingcade M40730 Correctional other improper conduct Correctional compound improper conduct Correctional n/a falsifying reports Gay inmate files multiple complaints with IG, Co. Sheriff's Office, the state attorney and a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that Austin and a litany of other commanders and officers beat him repeatedly, gassed him for no reason, and mentally abused him because of his sexual orientation. He also claims that Austin and others bragged that they had killed an inmate at and "covered it up.'' Inmate alleges that Capt. Austin sprays inmates in confinement with chemical agents nearly every night "for no reason.'' Also, inmate reports that Austin sprayed another inmate named "shawn'' multiple times and would not put him in the shower until he begged. Inmate alleges Capt. Austin gassed two other inmates because they are gay, then came by his cell and asked him if he could smell that and told him to remember what it was like being gassed. A fellow corrections officers alleges that Austin forces him to falsify a report, threatening him that if he doesn't sign it, people may Gary S. Lloyd T75075 Despite listing names, dates and actions from notes he had taken, the inspector general concludes "allegations were vague.'' taken Allegations are "not specific.'' "Low solvability" not "help" him in the future. Officer Nicholas Soderholm Inmate alleges that Austin gassed him then lied about it 6
7/5/2013 and other officers repeatedly Correctional n/a excess force gassed another inmate Damon Hanchell n/a 7