Austin T. Brown, 28, of Glasgow, was charged in connection to the alleged assault of another inmate in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
(BARREN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER)
GLASGOW — An inmate allegedly assaulted another inmate at the Barren County Detention Center early Sunday in an act of retaliation, WCLU News has learned.
Austin T. Brown, 28, was charged with first degree assault and intimidating a participant in the legal process. He allegedly climbed into the bunk of another inmate and assaulted them around 1:30 a.m., according to an arrest citation. Police later determined the two were active participants in a similar active criminal proceeding.
A review of the jail video showed Brown had walked from one side of a cell to the victim’s bunk. He allegedly wrapped his legs around the other inmate and punched him in the face multiple times. He was on the victim for about three minutes, the citation said. He later flagged down a staff member of the jail shortly before 3 a.m.
Glasgow Police responded to the jail with Barren-Metcalfe EMS. An arrest citation said local protocol insists police respond when EMS is called to the jail. Upon the officer’s arrival, he noticed a man “had been severely beaten.”
An arrest citation narrative goes on to describe the scene inside the intake room at the jail. Staff were dressing the assaulted man for transport. He was noted to be covered in blood and had a large lump on his left cheek. He was also unrecognizable compared to his booking photo, the officer wrote.
“[Redacted] was not able to speak and his eyes were swollen shut,” the citation said.
Brown later told the deputy jailer he had assaulted his fellow inmate because “he had told on his wife.” He told police “he had no idea” why he assaulted the man and remarked that he “thought [redacted] was going to saw his head off while he slept.” He also said he “not good at defending himself and inferred that he wanted to get him first.”
The assaulted inmate was taken to TJ Samson Hospital with multiple facial fractures and was later flown to the University of Louisville Hospital.
