LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Two Nevada Department of Corrections officers are facing multiple charges after an inmate was allegedly shot with a less-lethal weapon while handcuffed, according to court records obtained by FOX5.
Las Vegas Justice Court records show Senior Correctional Officer Jami De Sena and Correctional Officer Jocelyn Jimenez are each charged with battery, conspiracy to commit battery, oppression under color of office, inhumanity to a prisoner, and falsifying records by a public officer.
The Nevada Attorney General’s Office confirmed the filings to FOX5.
“We can confirm criminal charges have been filed. We have no further comment due to pending litigation,” Ford’s office says.
According to a probable cause declaration, the shooting occurred March 16, 2026, around 1:45 p.m. at High Desert State Prison. Investigators said inmate Darnell Garnett was in handcuffs and being escorted by staff when Jimenez shot him with a less-lethal weapon.
An investigator reviewed surveillance video from the facility and noted Garnett was compliant and did not resist the escorting officers. The documents say the video shows De Sena motioning toward Garnett and pausing the transport, stepping aside moments before Jimenez fired.
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Garnett told investigators that one of the officers escorting him ordered another officer to shoot him. His description of that officer matched De Sena, authorities said. Investigators say prison records confirmed Garnett was treated for injuries.
Another correctional officer who witnessed the shooting told investigators Garnett did not take any action that justified the shooting. The witness said Jimenez later questioned him about what he wrote in his official incident report, allegedly telling him that De Sena said he “can have her back on this.”
Investigators noted that the initial written reports submitted by the involved staff contradicted what was captured on surveillance video, leading to a separate internal investigation into whether the reports were falsified.
Both De Sena and Jimenez invoked their right to remain silent and declined to be interviewed by investigators.
FOX5 has reached out to the Nevada Department of Corrections for further comment.
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