CAMP HILL, Pa. — A corrections officer at Camp Hill Prison has been suspended without pay after police say he used a "stun gun" on his supervisor while both were on duty, resulting in injuries to the victim.
Michael J. Grigas, 31, of Hanover, is charged with misdemeanor counts of simple assault and reckless endangerment and a summary count of harassment in connection to the alleged incident, which police say occurred at the Cumberland County facility on Nov. 28, 2023.
According to police, Grigas used the device on the supervisor three times, causing him to fall and injure his right hand and wrist. The device also burned a hole through the back of the victim's pants and caused a laceration, police claim.
Both men were inside a control bubble at the prison when the alleged assault occurred, police claim.
The victim, who is Grigas' supervisor, claimed he and Grigas had been going through "some issues" for about two weeks before the alleged assault.
About a week before the alleged attack, Grigas had accused the victim of being "incompetent" during a confrontation, the victim reported.
On the day of the alleged assault, Grigas was working in the control bubble when the victim arrived to greet coworkers and get a cup of coffee, the victim reported.
Grigas told the victim he had to ask for permission to enter the bubble, but the supervisor walked around him and headed to the coffee pot.
According to the victim, Grigas then grabbed an "Electronic Body Immobilization Device," or EBID, and walked toward the victim, stating "I told you that you had to ask permission to enter the bubble" before pressing it against the back of the victim's left thigh and activating the device.
The victim said he recoiled in pain and fell, injuring his right hand and wrist.
Grigas allegedly used the device two more times on the victim's thigh, burning a hole in his pants and causing a wound.
The victim said he went to a local hospital for observation and had his injuries documented by staff at the prison. He allegedly suffered a bruised left thigh with red "signature marks" left behind by the EBID.
Two other prison employees present at the time of the alleged attack backed up the victim's account of the attack, police said.
