PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jail inmate could face new charges after allegedly assaulting a fellow inmate.
Nicholas J. Johnson, 26, is being held for investigation of second-degree assault after a fight in the jail’s B tank Monday evening.
He was originally booked Sunday morning for investigation of driving under the influence of drugs and third-degree driving with a suspended license.
Inmate Scott Campbell told a Sheriff’s Office investigator that Johnson punched him, grabbed him by the neck, hit him in the face, flipped him onto the floor, bit his finger, strangled him and kicked him, according to the certification for probable cause.
Campbell and other witnesses said Johnson had become angry after he was told to be patient while another inmate used a telephone.
Johnson told investigators that Campbell was the aggressor and that he was the victim.
Campbell suffered bruises and abrasions, Sheriff’s Deputy Melvin Kempf wrote in the arrest report.
The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will consider filing an assault charge against Johnson at 3 p.m. today.
Johnson is being held on $11,000 bail.
