Muncie Man Placed On Probation In Jail Inmate Incident

A Muncie man who pleaded guilty to shooting an inmate with a pepper ball at the Henry County Jail has been placed on probation for two years. The charge against Curtis Lavon Doughty, a corrections officer at the jail in New Castle last year, was deprivation of rights under color of law, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison, according to the Star Press..