Update: Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m.
The McCracken County Sheriff's Office is encouraging Kentuckians to donate to a GoFundMe organized for a McCracken County deputy jailer who was assaulted by an inmate on Thursday.
According to a social media post by the McCracken County Sheriff's Office, Angel Bugg suffered broken bones to her face and jaw. Bugg is now in need of facial reconstructive surgery.
Bugg was assaulted by 25-year-old inmate Austin Sporea, who was arrested on initial charges of reckless driving and disorderly conduct by the Paducah Police Department on Wednesday.
The GoFundMe organized for Bugg writes that she is a loving mother and is deeply valued by her work community.
As of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the GoFundMe has raised over $3,700 of its $4,500 goal.
Visit the GoFundMe at this link: Fundraiser by Stephen Carter : Support Angel Bugg’s Recovery After Line-of-Duty Assault
Original story:
A McCracken County inmate has been charged with assault and escape after attacking a deputy jailer on Thursday.
Austin Sporea, 25, assaulted a deputy jailer who was in the process of providing the inmate with bedding, according to a social media post by the McCracken County Jail.
"While deputies were performing their regular duties, inmate Austin Sporea exited his cell after forcing past a deputy who was providing him with bedding. The inmate then assaulted that deputy. As another deputy attempted to assist, she was struck in the face by Mr. Sporea, resulting in substantial facial trauma," the post writes.
The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 15.
The injured deputy was transported to a local hospital before being transferred to an out-of-state medical facility.
"We ask that you keep our deputy and her family in your prayers during her recovery," the post writes.
Following the incident, Sporea has been charged with assault in the second degree, two counts of assault in the third degree, and escape in the first degree.
Sporea was initially charged with reckless driving and disorderly conduct in the second degree when he was arrested by the Paducah Police Department on Wednesday.
