A criminal case alleging that a Crittenden County Detention Center inmate broke the leg of another inmate during an altercation inside a jail cell is going to the Crittenden County Grand Jury next month.
Crittenden District Judge Daniel Heady found probable cause in the case alleging second-degree assault by Matthew E. Young, 27, of Louisville following testimony last Wednesday by two jail employees.
According to testimony by Chief Jail Deputy Tammy Robertson and Jail Lt. Tina Rushing at the preliminary hearing, Young and inmate Scott McAllister were involved in an altercation on Sunday, June 26 over the channel of the television in their cell.
As a result of the alleged assault, McAllister's leg was broken in three places, according to testimony. Robertson testified that hospital officials likened the surgical repair of his leg to "putting a potato chip back together."
Jailer Rick Riley said the alleged victim has been transferred to Kentucky State Reformatory at LaGrange. He said there’s a chance the inmate could lose his leg as a result of the injury.
In another case pending in Crittenden Circuit Court, Young is accused of attacking a deputy jailer on Oct. 17, 2010. He faces third-degree assault charges in that case.
Young is a state inmate. He has several pending felony charges in Louisville and is currently being held for a probation violation from a 2007 conviction of tampering with physical evidence and fleeing and evading police.
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