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| No crime found in injury of Ind. inmate |
| By Muncie Star Press |
| Published: 12/06/2004 |
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An investigation by Delaware County (Ind.) police has exonerated jailers of allegations of battering a detainee. "There was no criminal activity by our jail staff," Chief Deputy Sheriff Phil Clark said, based on an investigation by county police Lt. Robert Pyle and other investigators. However, a report of the investigation has been forwarded to the prosecutor's office, which hasn't finished its review. And jail commander Capt. Earl Davis is also reviewing the incident to determine whether any disciplinary action is warranted. "Our investigation is still ongoing to see if any policies have been violated," Davis said. Detainee Troy Duncan, 33, a convicted burglar and alleged habitual offender from Parker City, was injured Nov. 4 after loudly objecting to being transported to another jail with other inmates to alleviate crowding here. Duncan told The Star Press he was handcuffed behind his back and carried head first to a segregation cell. Duncan also said jailers bent his wrists back and forth, kneed him in the back and left him naked and bloody in the segregation cell, returning later to ask him if he wanted a Band-Aid. The inmate later was taken to Ball Memorial Hospital. When The Star Press interviewed him, Duncan had five stitches on a cut on his forehead and seven stitches on a cut on top of his head, which had been partially shaved. The incident was not captured by any of the jail's surveillance cameras, Pyle said. According to Pyle, "They (jailers) had him in a carry position with his head forward. He was handcuffed and being carried face down. As they were going through the door (of the segregation cell), at some point everything shifted and he hit his head. It's like bumping your elbow or knee when going through a doorway." Pyle said the cut on Duncan's forehead and the cut on top of his head were made by the opening or slot in the segregation cell door through which trays of food are passed. The inmate's head injuries were consistent with his head striking the cell door opening, Pyle said. Pyle also said Duncan was bruised where the handcuffs had been placed and in other areas where the jailers held onto him. The jailers tried to give Duncan medical treatment, but he was combative and refused, Pyle said. |
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