Whistleblower in Harrison County Jail case speaks (Harrison County, Indiana)

[Heidi]

Updated: Sep 15, 2010 2:58 PM

CORYDON, IN (WAVE) - The Harrison County, Indiana jail continues to be under the microscope. Harrison County Prosecutor Dennis Byrd says he has asked the Indiana State Police to investigate several allegations that inmates were mistreated. It all started in May when inmate Tevin Bald was allegedly assaulted by staff. Now the former corrections officer who came forward in that case is speaking out.

Andrew Fetter is the whistleblower at the Harrison County Jail.

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Fetter was working at the jail's main control on the night when Bald, 18, was being held there. Fetter says he watched the inmates and his fellow officers on security cameras.

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I saw Nathan Adams pull out a spit hood and he kind of turned almost away from the camera and I saw him spray it with mace and at the time, I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I was like, did this really happen," Fetter remembered.

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"I said, 'did you do that? Did you spray that spit hood full of mace?' And he said, ‘yeah, yeah I did.'"

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