07-28-2014, 11:44 AM
I figured I would park this feel good story here.
Quote:The man accused of beating another prisoner from Southern Regional Jail waives his preliminary hearing.
Mercer County deputies say 41-year-old Bradford Spencer, along with another inmate named Shannon Comer, beat 56-year-old James Irvin with their handcuffs while they were in a cell together. Spencer waived his preliminary hearing Thursday.
Spencer and Comer are each charged with unlawful wounding and conspiracy.
If you recall, Irvin faces multiple child sex charges after police say he claimed to be a warlock in order to assault young girls. Deputies say the two other inmates wanted to hurt Irvin because of his crimes, and he needed several staples after cuts on his head after the attack.
Chief Deputy Darrell Bailey tells us two other inmates beat another prisoner named Cassidy Byrd, in a separate incident on the same day. Byrd is accused of abusing his infant son to death.
His attackers, 32-year-old Stephen Reed and 33-year-old Mark Marshall, are each charged with battery. Their hearings have not yet been set. Video of all this is not yet available to WVVA.