DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of second-degree murder in a fatal stabbing during a Labor Day melee in Dubuque is now facing charges connected to a fight with a jailer.
Jerel Wright of Chicago is being held in the Dubuque County Jail awaiting trial.
Authorities say the 19-year-old Wright on Wednesday was arguing with fellow inmates when a guard stepped in to end it.
According to court documents, Wright pushed the deputy several times, backing him into a corner. Other deputies removed Wright from the cell block.
Wright has been charged with assault on a peace officer causing injury.
Wright is to go to trial March 8 in connection with a Sept. 7 double-stabbing that ended in the death of 24-year-old Jermaris West.
Wright’s brother, 20-year-old Joseph Wright, has pleaded guilty to assault while participating in a felony.
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