The sheriff’s deputy who died after he was attacked by a detainee at the Indianapolis Adult Detention Center Monday was strangled with handcuffs, according to court documents.

Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in her Indianapolis home by a dog that also bit and wounded her 8-year-old son. Officials say 46-year-old Tamieka White was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday night shortly after Indianapolis police responded to her home on the city’s east side. She had been a deputy with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office since 2007. White's young son was also bitten in the dog attack. The Indianapolis Star reports that he is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. Indianapolis police say the attacking dog charged at a responding officer, who fatally shot the animal.

Two candidates are running for the role of Marion County Sheriff: incumbent Democrat Kerry Forestal and Republican candidate Randy Swindle.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says telephone scams are on the rise from con artists claiming to be members of law enforcement, often demanding money or confidential information from their victims.

Frank J. Anderson, a former U.S. Marshal and Marion County’s first Black sheriff, died Saturday.

Multiple motorcades with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office transferred general population detainees Saturday morning from the Marion County Jail to the new Adult Detention Center.

Towns and cities in Marion County were excluded from procedures to transport people to the new Community Justice Campus.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office wants to hire about 80 more people before a new jail opens at the Community Justice Campus at the end of the year.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says access to training made available through recent state legislation is being denied without explanation.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, a third-party organization, will assess the sheriff’s operations.