July 10, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Three prisoners at the DeKalb County Jail have been charged with assaulting a fellow inmate.
47-year-old Gregory Michael Patton, Sr. of Oak Place Drive, Smithville, 37-year-old Eric Wayne Tramel of Circle Drive, Dowelltown, and 55-year-old Ricky Lynn Murphy of Ferrell Road, Smithville are each charged with assault. Bond for each is $4,000 and they will make a court appearance on the charge July 13.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on June 25 while incarcerated at the jail, Murphy, Tramel, and Patton assaulted a fellow inmate by punching and kicking him about his face and body causing injury, The victim’s bottom lip bled from the assault, and he complained of a possible rib injury. A mobile Xray was performed to determine if the victim had suffered more serious injuries.