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Pike County inmates facing additional charges
Three inmates being held in the Pike County Jail in January are charged in connection with an unprovoked attack on a fourth inmate. This week, prosecutors have filed charges of Intimidating a Witness against 40 year old Joshua Shane Bean, of Bluff City, 36 year old Bobby Payne of Wilton, and 19 year old Tony Ray Standridge, Jr., of Hot Springs. Standridge also faces a charge of third degree battery. Prosecutors say the incident because the victim failed to dismiss charges regarding a burglary at his residence. The victim reportedly received minor injuries before jail personnel could break up the fight.