Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey issued the following statement.
Detention centers typically house violent criminals and detention officers frequently encounter dangerous, even life-threatening situations. Sgt. Stephanie Dodd, a detention officer at the Rankin County Adult Detention Center experienced one of these situations on December 8, 2025, at or around 8:00 pm. Sgt. Dodd responded to a disturbance at the cell of inmate Monica Gandy, who has been indicted on charges of Retaliation Against a Public Servant and Attempted Grand Larceny.The inmate refused all verbal commands and when Sgt. Dodd opened the cell door, the inmate immediately began punching the detention officer. After the two fell to the ground and as the incident was ongoing, the inmate bit off a portion of Sgt. Dodd’s eyelid / eyebrow. Gandy has been charged with Assault on a County Jail Officer and her bond on this new charge has been set by Judge David Morrow at $100,000.
Sgt. Dodd was treated was a local hospital and received multiple stitches to close the bite wound and is still recovering.



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Never heard of bond for an inmate that is already in jail. ???
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