Prisoner Assaults Correctional Officer


By: Dwayne Page

An unruly prisoner at the DeKalb County Jail is accused of assaulting a correctional officer.

32 year old Cory Wade Foster of Smithville is charged with disorderly conduct and assault. Foster’s bond totals $7,500 and his court dates are August 16 for the assault and August 23 on the disorderly conduct charge.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Thursday, August 2 a deputy was dispatched to Liberty at Nashville Highway and College Street where a man was reported to be running through traffic causing hazardous travel conditions. Upon arrival the officer encountered the suspect, Foster who had a threatening demeanor toward the officer and bystanders there. Foster was taken into custody. The next morning at the jail, Foster struck a correctional officer in the head after he failed to heed the officer’s repeated verbal commands to enter his cell. Foster committed the assault as officers were trying to gain control of him.

A man who sold items stolen from a victim on Holmes Creek Road has been arrested after an investigation by a Sheriff’s Department Detective

46 year old Craig Anthony Hill of Holmes Creek Road, Smithville is charged with theft of property under $1,000. Hill’s bond is $1,000 and his court date is August 9.

Sheriff Ray said that on July 27, Hill sold a Stihl leafblower, an eight foot extension ladder, and a blue air compressor. The total value of the stolen items is $700.

29 year old Anthony Charlie Miller of Green Bay Wisconsin is charged with being a fugitive from justice. Miller’s bond is $75,000 and his court date is August 16.

Sheriff Ray said that on Thursday, August 2 Miller was found to be a fugitive from justice from the state of Wisconsin. Officials in Marathon County, Wisconsin plan to extradite Miller.

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