A Macomb County corrections deputy is facing criminal charges, accused of assaulting an inmate at the county jail in September, according to the county prosecutor's office.

Daniel Gallus III, 37, was arraigned Oct. 9 on charges of obstruction of justice, a five-year felony, and aggravated assault, a one-year misdemeanor, in 41B District Court in Clinton Township, according to a news release from the prosecutor's office and online court records.

He is accused of assaulting an inmate at the jail, located in Mount Clemens, on Sept. 5, resulting in the inmate needing a head scan and stitches at a hospital, according to the release.

No additional details about the assault, the inmate or Gallus' status with the sheriff's office were immediately available Oct. 9.

Messages were left for Gallus

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