Greenfield man dies in Mansfield Correctional Institution

The Highland County Press

A Greenfield man who was sentenced to 14 months in an Ohio prison in May 2023 has died, according to a statement by David J. Robinson, Warden’s Administrative Assistant at Mansfield Correctional Institution.

According to Robinson, the death of Jamie Marcum, 44, Inmate No. A815481, "is being investigated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the present time" (Dec. 11.)

No additional information was available.
 
As previously reported by The Highland County Press, Marcum was indicted on a fourth-degree felony charge in December. The indictment alleged that on or about Nov. 3, Marcum “did knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm” to a Greenfield police officer.

According to a bill of particulars, Greenfield police responded to a reported altercation at a Greenfield business and arrested Marcum, who was allegedly “cussing and screaming, “resistant and combative with officers.”

From there, Marcum was transported to the Adena Greenfield Medical Center, where he allegedly “made numerous threats” to the victim. When the police officer attempted to handcuff Marcum, Marcum allegedly “became combative” and hit the police officer “in the throat with a open-hand strike,” the bill of particulars says.

Marcum pleaded guilty to the offense March 9, according to court records. At a sentencing hearing in April, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss imposed a 14-month prison term. Marcum had 152 days of jail time credit.

Marcum was slated to be released from Mansfield C.I. on Jan. 5, 2024.

Editor's note: Special thanks to Lou Whitmire of the Mansfield News Journal.