Jefferson City Correctional Center inmate accused of biting correctional officers

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Missouri Department of Corrections inmate has been charged, after allegedly assaulting at least two Jefferson City Correctional Officers in Jan. 2024.

Brian Koch, 28, is charged with two counts of violence against an employee of the Department of Corrections.

According to a probable cause statement, Koch allegedly ran from the correctional officers while they tried to restrain him.

A witness reported seeing Koch allegedly take a bite out of the bicep of one victim and attempting to break the fingers of a second victim by trying to bend them backwards.

Hospital staff confirmed that the victim was treated for a human bite on the inside part of their upper arm.

Court documents include that Koch allegedly admitted to being under the influence of an unknown substance at the time.

Koch also allegedly admitted during an interview that he was off his medication and experiencing a mental breakdown. Koch also said he wrote a note to the victim apologizing for biting them.

He was serving 10 years at the Department of Corrections for a 2015 robbery in Randolph County.