COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Akron woman has been charged with felony assault of an officer while in custody at the Franklin County correctional center on Jackson Pike. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Jessica Thomas, 36, was an inmate after a capias was issued by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in relation to criminal charges. She was held at the Jackson Pike location from Nov. 1-8. Columbus police seeking leads in 2021 homicide The sheriff’s office said that on Nov. 4, Thomas attempted to escape a housing unit by running out of an open door. Thomas reportedly ran into a deputy, and the two fought. Documents state that Thomas pulled the deputy’s hair and began striking the deputy in the face. The two fell to the ground and continued wrestling before deputies apprehended Thomas. On Thursday, Thomas, who spent the previous two months at Summit County Jail, was returned to Franklin County to face the assault charge and a judge issued her a $25,000 bond. Bucyrus councilmember accused of stealing over $50,000 from disabled person In December, Thomas was sentenced to two years of community control on drug possession charges in Summit County. She now faces a violation of parole stemming from a 2020 conviction on grand theft of a motor vehicle felony charge.