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Man in jail awaiting trial for officer's death stopped by guards after trying to run out of cell

De'Lawnte Hardy is behind bars for allegedly killing Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter as well as his own grandmother
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One day after his bond was revoked, we learned that the man charged with killing Cleveland Police Officer Jamieson Ritter and his own grandmother was involved in a jail altercation.

According to Cuyahoga County, a jail guard opened De'Lawnte Hardy's cell Saturday night to let him take a shower.

That's when Hardy ran out of his cell.

Officials say guards quickly stopped him, and there was a brief struggle, and he was pepper-sprayed.

Hardy was treated and returned to his cell.

One guard was injured in the fight.

No further information has been released.

A pre-trial hearing was held on Wednesday morning. The state requested that Hardy's bond be revoked, which the defense and judge allowed.

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Hardy has been charged with aggravated murder for the death of his grandmother, Beatrice Porter, in Garfield Heights and Ritter in Cleveland.

Hardy attempted to get away from police on a bike before firing on officers, say police.

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