Charges Filed In Prison Guard Assault

Resume: Ruben Porter was formally charged today on the charges outlined below. Although he is already incarcerated, bail was set at $305,000.00.

Charges Filed in Prison Guard Assault

Suspect: Ruben Porter, 25 years of age, currently at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Facility

Resume: State Police detectives have completed an arrest warrant for Ruben Porter charging him with the following offenses stemming from the assault of two prison guards on Tuesday night: Attempted Murder 1st (felony), Assault in a Detention Facility (felony), and Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony (felony).

Mr. Porter is already incarcerated, and thus, the arraignment will take place on an undetermined day in the near future.