A Green Hill School inmate accused of striking and threatening to kill at least five staff members during an altercation on Aug. 8 is now facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court.
Baye Omari Rife, 18, was charged Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Lewis County Superior Court with five counts each of custodial assault and felony harassment.
Rife was allegedly “involved in a disturbance and was ignoring the directives of staff to return to his room” and “repeatedly threatened to knock out the teeth of staff and break their jaw” on Aug. 8, according to charging documents.
Staff reported they were “forced to go hands on with the defendant,” which led to Rife allegedly “throwing closed punches and kicking, striking at least five staff members” and spitting on multiple staff members, according to charging documents.
Arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 27.
