Inmate accused of assaulting detention officer at Wake jail
A man jailed at the Wake County Detention Center in Raleigh faces a new charge after he allegedly assaulted a detention officer on Sunday.
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Capt. Jimmy Stevens with the Wake County Sheriff's Office said James Lee Taylor, 41, hit Officer Olawale Akintokun on the right side of his face and neck after Akintokun intervened in a dispute among inmates over the television channel.
Taylor was charged with a felony charge of assault on a detention employee and was given a $50,000 bond.
According to court records, he has been at the Hammond Road jail since Sept. 7 on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of marijuana.
Akintokun was treated for minor injuries at a local medical facility and returned to work, Stevens said.
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