Correctional Officer Jayme Lee Biendl Washington State Dept of Corrections, Washington End of Watch: Saturday, January 29, 2011 Age: 34 Years on the job: 8 Badge Number: 8716 Cause of death: Assaulted   Investigators say officer Biendl, an 8-year veteran of the Department of Corrections, was strangled to death by an inmate serving a life sentence. Inmate Byron E. Scherf was reported missing during a routine count at 9:14 p.m. Saturday. He was found three minutes later in the chapel lobby and told officers he had planned to escape. Biendl's body was found about an hour later. Biendl was fully clothed and there was no evidence of a sexual assault.  The suspect is serving a life sentence without parole after being convicted of first-degree rape and kidnapping in 1997. He was being housed in a medium-security unit at the Monroe complex, which has five units with varying security levels.  Biendl was represented by Teamsters 117. A Teamsters spokeswoman says the guard told her union shop steward and prison supervisors that she was concerned about being the sole guard working in the chapel. Officer Biendl had served with the Washington State Department of Corrections for eight years.     Agency Information Washington State Dept of Corrections 325 N Chelan Ave # A, Wenatchee, WA 98801-2106 (509) 663-9712 ‎ Submit a Condolences Subscribe to Officer Down E-Mail Alerts Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth Darrell Thompson Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI, Community College Campus Patrol #14 darrell@policespecial.com www.sc4.edu Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat in heaven. Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon. From all the Staff at Police Special Inc.