Annie Pulley
RACINE — An inmate who reportedly was assaulted by another prisoner Dec. 31 at the Racine County Jail was pronounced dead Jan. 1, according to a news release issued Friday afternoon by the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office.
Joseph Lee reportedly remains on life support as his family considers organ donation, according to his attorney, Jamie McClendon.
KCSO, which is conducting the investigation of the incident, identified Davonte Carraway as the alleged assailant and is recommending that the Racine County District Attorney’s Office charge Carraway with one count of first-degree intentional homicide.
According to online court records, Carraway has multiple cases pending in Racine County Circuit Court, one of which includes a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.
McClendon said Lee was transferred to RCJ from a correctional facility in Dodge County and was awaiting a hearing for a Racine County case in which he was facing multiple felony drug charges.
Lee’s next status conference had been scheduled for Jan. 10.
The alleged assault happened about 12:15 p.m. Dec. 31, according to a news release issued by the Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
The RCSO release said that the emergency buttons in every cell were functional, but none were activated.
RCSO has not responded to a request for further information.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment