Editing Dylann Roof (section)

== 2016 assault in prison ==
On August 4, 2016, Roof was beaten by a fellow inmate while detained at the Charleston County Detention Center. Roof, who suffered hits and bruising to the face and body, was not seriously injured, and he was allowed to return to his cell after being examined by jail medical personnel. The assailant was identified as 25-year-old African-American Dwayne Marion Stafford, who was awaiting trial on charges of first-degree assault and strong-arm robbery. Stafford was able to exit his unlocked cell, get through a steel cell door with a narrow vertical window, and go down the stairs into the jail's protective custody unit to reach Roof. At the time of the attack, Roof was alone after two detention officers assigned to be with him left, one being on break and the other called away to do another task.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/04/us/south-carolina-dylann-roof-beaten/index.html Accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof beaten in jail], ''CNN''</ref>

Roof and his attorney have stated that they do not plan to press charges. The night after the attack, eighteen months after his initial arrest, Stafford was released on over $100,000 bond.