A Franklin County jail deputy was handed criminal charges yesterday, accused of tampering with the food of an inmate.
Deputy Joseph Cantwell, 37, has been given a summons to appear in Franklin County Municipal Court on misdemeanor charges of dereliction of duty, disorderly conduct and two health-code violations.
The most severe dereliction charge, a second-degree misdemeanor, carries a $750 fine and up to 90 days in jail. The health-code violations each are punishable by a $500 fine and up to 60 days in jail. The disorderly conduct charge carries a $250 fine and up to 30 days in jail.
Cantwell is accused of arranging for a prisoner to eat a sandwich that another prisoner had touched with his penis. The deputy is accused of using a cell phone to record the incident.more . . .
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/03/28/deputees.ART_ART_03-28-09_B1_P8DCLB1.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
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