Crime & Safety

Jealousy Results in a New Felony Charge for Inmate

Douglas County jail inmate Justin Fowler confronted another inmate on Jan. 10 about approaching his girlfriend.

Fowler had learned from a phone conversation that another inmate had been hitting on his girlfriend shortly after he’d been arrested, according to the Sheriff's Facebook page.

When the other man was also arrested, they found themselves housed in the same dorm. Fowler entered the cell and attempted to kick the inmate in the face, before a witness says he placed the victim in a headlock and struck him repeatedly. Officers discovered that the fight had taken place when they observed the victim with a new black eye.

Fowler will appear in front of a Magistrate Court Judge this morning for a bond hearing on a new felony charge.


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