CENTRAL FALLS — A correctional officer at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has resigned a day after being placed on administrative leave.

Capt. Thomas Woodworth's resignation was announced Friday afternoon in a short news release from the jail.

"Captain Thomas Woodworth resigned from his position at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility on Friday, August 16, 2019," the statement said. "The incident which occurred on August 14 remains under active investigation by the Rhode Island State Police and under internal investigation by the Wyatt."

On Wednesday night, a group of protesters, demonstrating against the housing of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at Wyatt, was blocking the entrance to the employee parking lot shortly before 10 p.m., when a truck quickly approached. After initially stopping, the driver pushed forward as people screamed.

Never Again Action, the Jewish activist group that organized the protest, said that two people were injured by the truck, and three others were treated for exposure to pepper spray.

Woodworth was placed on administrative leave Thursday. Wyatt would not confirm that Woodworth was driving the truck, but video taken of the incident showed the crowd shouting his name as they surrounded the vehicle as it came to a stop.

On Friday afternoon, state police Capt. John Alfred declined to comment when asked if Woodworth was the driver, citing an "active investigation."

Amy Anthony, a spokeswoman for Never Again Action, released a statement that said, in part: "We are glad to hear that Captain Woodworth has resigned. We hope that will not be the end of an effort to hold him accountable for attempting to run over multiple Jewish youth and elders peacefully protesting.

"However, Woodworth’s resignation is just the beginning. First, he should face criminal charges for his actions which endangered the lives of protesters on Wednesday night. The other officers who indiscriminately pepper-sprayed a distraught and traumatized crowd must face accountability for the violence they enacted, which sent three more people to the hospital."