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Lake County jail corrections officer prevented two suicides last year Lake County jail correctional officer Elvis Fejzic, holding his state Correctional Officer of the Year award, is pictured with Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg, right, and Lake County jail corrections chief Patrick Firman. courtesy of Lake County Sheriff s Office
Updated 2/11/2021 6:21 PM Lake County jail correctional officer Elvis Fejzic has received statewide recognition after he twice stopped jail inmates from committing suicide last year. Fejzic was named Correctional Officer of the Year by the Illinois Sheriffs Association, officials announced this week.
Lt. Christopher Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County sheriff s office, said Fejzic stopped an inmate who was trying to choke himself with a bedsheet in August. Fejzic acted quickly, entered the cell and unwrapped the sheet from the man s neck. ....
Reply Feb. 11, 2021 The Lake County Sheriff s Office is pleased to announce Corrections Officer Elvis Fejzic was recently awarded the 2020 Correctional Officer of the Year Award by the Illinois Sheriffs Association. Subscribe Sheriff John D. Idleburg nominated CO Fejzic for the award after he successfully saved two lives by stopping two inmate suicide attempts in 2020. In August of 2020, CO Fejzic observed an inmate attempting to choke himself with a bedsheet. CO Fejzic immediately took action, entered the inmate s cell and unwrapped the sheet from around the inmate s neck. A month later CO Fejzic located an inmate attempting suicide with a t-shirt in his jail cell. CO Fejzic and his partner, Corrections Officer Matthew Outinen, immediately entered the inmate s cell, cut the shirt off of the inmate s neck, and administered first-aid. ....
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce Corrections Officer Elvis Fejzic was recently awarded the 2020 Correctional Officer of the Year Award by the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. ....