Deputy Corrections Officer from New Bedford accused of assaulting inmate in another county

BARNSTABLE – Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois announced Friday, that a Deputy Corrections Officer, with the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office was arrested by the MA State Police for his role relating to the allegations of assaults on an inmate at the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Department, between the dates of May 25-26, 2024.

On Sunday, at just after 5:15 p.m., Troopers with the MA State Police Detectives Unit Assigned to the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office, were notified of a possible assault and battery that occurred at the Barnstable House of Corrections. Investigators were advised a former inmate reported being assaulted by 38-year-old Gregory Djaoen of New Bedford on May 25, 2024, and May 26, 2024.

The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the MA State Police Detectives Unit assigned to the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office. Security video assisted with the investigation.

Djaoen will be arraigned Monday on the charges of Assault, Assault and Battery (2), Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, and Intimidation of a Witness.

District Attorney Galibois contacted the New Bedford Police Chief Paul Oliveira to request that Djaoen’s license to carry a firearm be immediately and indefinitely suspended in light of the charges.