An inmate alleges two deputies got another prisoner to put his penis on a bologna sandwich which he ate.
By WTVN Newsroom
Saturday, March 28, 2009
A Franklin County sheriff deputy accused of tampering with an inmate's food at the Downtown jail faces criminal charges.
Joseph Cantwell, 37, is charged with misdemeanor counts of dereliction of duty, disorderly conduct and health code violations, according to a press released issued by Franklin County Chief Deputy Steve Martin.
The inmate alleges that Cantwell and another deputy, Phillip Barnett, brought a bologna sandwich to his cell to eat on March 13.
"As soon as he had finished eating the sandwich Deputy Cantwell taunted him, and took out his cell phone on which he displayed a photo of another inmate in the jail with his penis on the bologna sandwhich," the statement said.
Cantwell was served a court summons Friday. Barnett was not charged. Both deputies will face an internal affairs investigation.
The deputies have been assigned to duties in which they have no contact with inmates.
