Thursday, December 19, 2024–10:00 a.m.
-Floyd County Jail records-
An inmate at the Floyd County Jail has been charged with a felony count of aggravated assault.
According to jail records:
45-year-old Joseph Lee Byrd put his hand around another inmate’s throat, lifting the victim off the ground.
Byrd also dragged the victim across the ground in a reverse choke hold.
The incident occurred on Wednesday.
Byrd has been in jail since October 31 on a couple probation violations.
