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| Trial Begins For Two Marion County Officers Accused Of Beating An Inmate |
| By wcjb.com |
| Published: 01/03/2014 |
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Two Marion County corrections officers faced their first day in court today after they were charged with beating a prisoner. The two guards are now on the other side of the law. Both are being charged with simple battery and can face up to a year in prison and a hefty fine. A jury of four women and four men were selected to decide the fate of two Marion County guards who allegedly beat an inmate. The beating described as unjustifiable and excessive by another guard who witnessed the event. “He told me he was going to kick my ass," Douglas Kizzart claims these are the words Marion County officer Dustin Lay told him, as he and another officer at the jail Richard smith beat him in the medical pod, where suicide watch inmates are housed. According to Janet lucky, a guard at the jail, the inmate's head was slammed into the glass by officer smith. A significant slam she recalls. "Very hard... Hard enough that I thought the inmate's skull was cracked. It was hard, very hard," Lucky said. The attack happened over a clogged cell toilet. While Kizzart says the accident wasn't his fault, the defense team claims he wasn't cooperating. According to officer Lucky says Kizzart didn't show any signs of aggression towards the guards despite being punched violently in the ribs. Lucky said, "He was actually bracing himself trying to brace himself from getting punched. Was he saying anything? Yes. What was the inmate saying at that point? What did I do? What did I do?" Prior to the attack, officer Lucky says she noticed officer lay looked angry and that he even told her, quote-unquote 'I just wanted to use spray on someone,' pepper spray that is. "The chemical spray we use as guards, pepper spray. And what do you think he meant by that? He was very angered," Lucky said. Read More. |
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