A St. Louis man has been charged in an assault at the City Justice Center downtown that left a corrections officer unconscious.

Court documents say that around 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11, Damorieon Simms. 23 , got out of his cell after the door “inadvertently opened” and attacked the officer, who was delivering meals. Surveillance footage showed Simms also took the victim’s radio and prevented him from leaving the room.

Prosecutors on Wednesday filed kidnapping and robbery charges against Simms. He has been detained since 2024 in multiple criminal cases.

A St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department report identified the victim as Jerome Dunning. He was transported to the hospital with what the report called "possible internal injury.” Dunning’s current condition wasn’t immediately

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