Man charged with assaulting detention officer, causing a concussion

A prisoner at the Hill County Detention Center allegedly punched a detention officer in the face, causing a concussion.

Joseph Raymond Moore, charged with felony assault of a peace officer, is scheduled to appear in District Court in Havre March 21 at 10 a.m. for his arraignment hearing, to plead guilty or not guilty. Moore is listed in the HCDC on a $25,000 bond.

Court charging documents say officers with the HCDC decided to move Moore to another pod Feb. 26 because he was threatening to fight with another inmate.

An HCDC officer told Moore to gather his belongings and mattress and move them...