The family of the Armstrong County woman allegedly killed by an escaped inmate have filed a lawsuit against the county jail and its warden.
Tammy Long’s adult children- Todd and Tara Long of Kittanning- filed the federal wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Armstrong County and the jail’s outgoing warden, David Hogue, laid the groundwork for their mother’s death.
They claim that both the county and warden ran a lax facility which enabled inmate Robert Crissman, who was a trusty at the jail which means he had special privileges over other inmates, to escape earlier this year. Crissman then allegedly killed Tammy Long, who lived close to the jail.
Crissman’s trial is scheduled to begin in January.
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Photo: Robert Crissman, who is accused of escaping from the Armstrong County Jail and then subsequently killing Tammy Long.
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