February 21, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Two prisoners at the DeKalb County Jail have been charged with assaulting another inmate during a fight there earlier this month.
30-year-old Robert Glenn Judkins of Robertson Road, Smithville and 53-year-old Burnette (Bernie) Jones of East Broad Street, Smithville are each charged with assault. Bond for each is $4,500 and they will make a court appearance March 2.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on February 11 Judkins assaulted an inmate in the annex pod of the jail by hitting him in the head area and then stomping his head into the concrete floor. Jones struck the victim several times in the head and upper body area. The inmate was injured and taken to the hospital emergency room for treatment.
38-year-old Jay Lee Mullican of Johnson Chapel Road, Sparta is cited for simple possession of a schedule III drug (Suboxone)
Sheriff Ray said that on February 13 while serving a warrant on Mullican a deputy found in his buttocks during a pat down search a bottle containing 15 orange pills believed to be suboxone which was wrapped in electrical tape. His court date is March 2.