Witness and suspect placed in same cell. Witness takes a beating. Oops.
March 4, Hennepin County, MN - A witness in a murder case was beaten up after Hennepin County jailers mistakenly placed him in the same holding cell as the man he'd implicated.
Murder suspect Jonathan Nicholas "Thirsty" Turner beat up the unfortunate cellmate because prosecutors failed to notify the jail about the prisoners' situation. Turner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the August 2003 killing of 19 year-old Javon Spencer.