Blair Co., PA (WJAC) — Authorities with the Hollidaysburg Borough Police Department say five inmates and a corrections officer are facing charges for their involvement in the assault of another inmate at the Blair County Prison in September.
Police say the victim was assaulted inside his cell and suffered numerous injuries including a broken nose and jaw, two broken orbital bones, multiple facial lacerations and a concussion.
Investigators say, upon reviewing prison surveillance video, they identified the corrections officer, who assisted in facilitating the assault, as 28-year-old Eric Dostal Jr.
Police say Dostal was witnessed opening the victim's cell, prior to the assault, after being approached by an inmate, identified as 44-year-old Richard Ewing.
Authorities say four other inmates then entered the victim's cell: 40-year-old John Jukes Jr., 22-year-old Delano Brown, 21-year-old Kyler Luckadoo and 36-year-old Korey Sitton.
Police say, according to the victim, Jukes was the main perpetrator of the assault while the other individuals stood and watched.
According to online court records, all five inmates faces charges of aggravated assault, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and assault on a prisoner.
CO Dostal faces charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment and has since been released on unsecured bail, court dockets show.
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