A civilian employee has died following an attack by an inmate at the Indiana State Prison.

Mike Keel worked as a maintenance foreman and had recently celebrated his 29-year anniversary with DOC, where he was known across the agency for his quality workmanship, including the bell that sits at the Fallen Staff Memorial

Detectives with the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division Lowell Post were contacted by authorities at the Indiana State Prison to investigate an assault on an employee.

Preliminary investigation revealed inmates were working in the steel shop when an argument took place between an inmate and a civilian employee.  The disagreement turned physical when the suspect, Jeremy W. Davidson, 39, of Logansport, struck the supervisor on the head with a steel pipe.  The force of the impact caused potentially life-threatening injuries.  The victim was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital where he underwent emergency treatment and remains in critical condition.

The inmate was immediately taken into custody and has been transferred from the state prison to another facility.  Davidson is currently serving a sentence for multiple counts of child molesting with a release date in the year 2192.

Charges will be determined by the LaPorte County Prosecutor pending the outcome of the investigation.