CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — An inmate at the Clarion County Jail is facing a hearing on Tuesday on felony charges for reportedly punching, kicking, and biting corrections officers.
Court documents indicate 44-year-old Casey Michael Cotherman, of Knox, is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge Timothy P. Schill at 2:00 p.m. on January 19, on the following charges:
– Aggravated Assault — Attempts to cause or causes bodily injury, Felony 2 (three counts)
– Simple Assault, Misdemeanor 2 (three counts)
– Institutional Vandalism, Misdemeanor 2
– Criminal Mischief/Damage Property Intentional, Reckless, or Negligent, Summary
The charges stem from an incident that occurred at the Clarion County Jail in early November.
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint, on November 12, Chief Detective William Peck was contacted by Deputy Warden Sprankle of the Clarion County Jail regarding an incident involving an inmate identified as Casey M. Cotherman.
It was reported that around 6:18 p.m. on November 5, Cotherman was housed in the intake cell booking area when he began kicking the bottom glass window of the cell door and caused it to spider crack and break. He was caught on video kicking the glass, the complaint states.
Cotherman was also injured and was then transported to Clarion Hospital Emergency Room at 10:30 p.m. for treatment. At the hospital, Cotherman became uncooperative and was then placed in a four-point restraint. Then around 2:30 a.m. on November 6, when a nurse and a corrections officer were changing his bedding, Cotherman reportedly swung at both of them, according to the complaint.
Cotherman was released from the hospital around 4:40 a.m. While he was being escorted out of the hospital by a corrections officer, he reportedly became uncooperative again and kicked the officer in the face, then punched the officer in the shoulder. He also bit the officer on the right forearms, struck a second officer on his arms, and kicked the second officer’s hands, the complaint indicates.
Cotherman arrived back at the Clarion County Jail around 4:50 a.m. At that time, he reportedly bit a third corrections officer on the left hand while being removed from the transport vehicle, the complaint states.
The complaint notes that the cost of replacing the glass in the cell door was $190.23.
Cotherman was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Timothy P. Schill at 10:43 a.m. on December 3.
His bail for this case was set at $50,000.00 monetary.
