Inmate charged with assault at Des Moines County Jail

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Burlington, Ia-  An inmate at the Des Moines County Jail has been charged with assault after attacking a corrections officer.

According to the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 9:12 PM Saturday, April 10th, deputies responded to the Des Moines County Correctional Facility in reference to an assault of a correctional officer.

When deputies arrived, they learned that 36-year-old Samuel D. Moyer of Burlington had assaulted a uniformed correctional officer and destroyed a jail security camera.

Moyers was charged with Assault on a Correctional Officer and 4th Degree Criminal Mischief. Moyer remains at the Des Moines County Jail on a $56,000 bond.