<p>SEYMOUR, Ind. &mdash; A southern Indiana man is facing four new charges including escape and strangulation after his attack left a corrections officer unconscious, authorities said.</p>
<p>Jackson Hatchett, 27, of Brownstown also faces theft and criminal mischief charges stemming from the attack Monday at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour police said.</p>
<p>Hatchett overpowered and strangled a Jackson County correctional officer until he was unconscious, police said.</p>
<p>The assault on the correctional officer occurred as Hatchett was being discharged from the hospital, police said.</p>
<p>The correctional officer sustained multiple injuries, police said. His name hasn’t been released.</p>
<p>After the assault, Hatchett barricaded himself in a bathroom before breaking out a window and jumping to a lower roof and entering a mechanical room, police said. He was captured moments later after a police officer cornered him in the mechanical room until other officers could arrive.</p>
<p>The correctional officer and Hatchett were treated for their injuries.</p>
<p>Online court records don’t show an attorney for Hatchett who might comment on the case.</p>
<p>Hatchett had been in jail on a charge of possession of methamphetamine following an arrest early Sunday by Brownstown police.</p>