A former corrections officer pled guilty to Aggravated Assault and Willful Neglect of Duty after the in-custody jailhouse assault of an Isabella County man on Friday.

Per his plea agreement, Christopher Cluley had to sign an affidavit of decertification and agreement to not recertify as a corrections officer.

In April 2020, while working in the Isabella County Jail as the administrator in charge, he interacted with an inmate during a cell transfer. The transfer was the result of a verbal disagreement between the inmate and another corrections officer.

Once the inmate was standing just outside of the cell, video evidence shows Cluley grabbed the inmate, spun him around and pushed him into the cell door before then pushing him into the wall next to the cell door.

Then, after walking the inmate to the new cell, Cluley pushed the inmate to the ground, where the inmate cried out in pain upon crashing to the floor.

An x-ray later determined the inmate suffered a fractured left knee.

Cluley was placed on administrative leave during an internal investigation.

He will be sentenced on June 20th.