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Meikhi D. Simon-Mitchell, of the 300 block of East Elm Street, Conshohocken, allegedly got into a fight with another inmate in a dayroom at the jail
An inmate at Montgomery County jail has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and misdemeanor charges of attempted simple assault, attempted assault by menace, and recklessly endangering another person for allegedly biting a corrections officer on their inner thigh during an altercation.
On May 17 at 9:21 p.m., county detectives said there was an altercation in the dayroom at the jail involving Meikhi D. Simon-Mitchell, 21, of the 300 block of East Elm Street, Conshohocken, and another inmate, police said.
Simon-Mitchell and an inmate began throwing closed fists at one another, until corrections officers intervened, according to the complaint. Simon-Mitchell continued to fight with officers, in an effort to place the defendant on the ground and into handcuffs, police said.
Numerous other officers arrived on scene to help, with one officer punching Simon-Mitchell in the face in an effort to get him to comply, detectives said. Simon-Mitchell allegedly continued to resist, but he was put into handcuffs behind his back, while facedown on the ground.
Simon-Mitchell continued to resist, and then lifted his head, turned toward an officer’s leg who was kneeling in proximity to the defendant, and bit the officer’s inner right thigh, detectives said.
The officer was taken to Phoenixville Hospital for treatment for the bite, which broke the skin, according to the complaint.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
