Crime & Safety

Douglas County Jail Inmate Charged with Riot in a Penal Institution

He attacked a fellow inmate in the recreation yard.

An inmate behind held for Fulton County allegedly attacked a fellow inmate at the Douglas County Jail.

Eddie Barnard Reed was charged with riot in a penal institution on Wednesday, June 18, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Reed was brought before a Douglas Magistrate Court Thursday morning and received a $4,500 bond.

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The Sheriff’s Office says Reed attacked the inmate in the recreation yard. The victim was emptying a mop bucket in the yard, when Reed allegedly attacked him from behind. Reed punched the victim and continued hitting him after he was knocked down.

A deputy broke up the attack.

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