Austin J. Allen, 23, of Bellefontaine, was charged with felonious assault related to an April 27 incident at the Logan County Jail, 284 S. County Road 32.
Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office were contacted by jail staff about 7:45 p.m. related to a fight between two inmates and on a request for an ambulance for Tommy Slagle, 40, of Lakeview.
Central control had advised corrections officers to respond to the B-block, where Slagle was holding up his left arm, stating he was injured.
Slagle informed corrections officers that Allen had “attacked him” and Slagle’s left forearm and elbow were “physically deformed,” officers noted. He was transported by Bellefontaine EMS to Mary Rutan Hospital, where it was determined by X-ray that he had a “complete posterior dislocation of the elbow.”
Deputies reviewed video surveillance of the incident, which reportedly showed Allen picking Slagle off the ground and then throwing him down. Deputies said Allen did not wish to complete a statement.