WALTON, CHRISTOPHER SHAWN

Hamilton County, Tenn. (WDEF) – On Friday, September 5, 2025, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Corrections personnel assigned to the George Unit responded to an incident in which an inmate was critically injured during an inmate-on-inmate assault involving a makeshift weapon.

According to the HCSO, within one minute of the attack, Corrections staff and contract medical personnel began administering medical aid to the injured inmate, identified as Leslie Walker.

Hamilton County EMS was dispatched to the jail; however, Walker passed away due to his injuries before reaching the hospital.

Leslie Walker was booked into the Hamilton County Jail on May 18, 2020, for the following charges:

Attempted Murder in the 1 st Degree

Possession of a Firearm with Fe

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