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Inmate gets more time for spitting in correction officer’s face

Davayon Traquell Jones, 21, was convicted of malicious conduct by a prisoner and sentenced to between 17 and 30 months in prison

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By C1 Staff

MORGANTON, NC – An inmate at the state prison in Morganton has received an additional sentence for spitting in a correction officer’s face.

The Charlotte Observer reports that Davayon Traquell Jones, 21, was convicted of malicious conduct by a prisoner and sentenced to between 17 and 30 months in prison to serve in addition to his previous sentence.

Jones was originally serving a three year and three months sentence for assault with a deadly weapon and robbery with a dangerous weapon.