BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — A former Blount County sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for assaulting an inmate.

Joseph Snow also received a one-year sentence for violating his duties as a correctional officer. Both sentences will run at the same time.

The charges stem from a December 2022 attack involving inmate Jonathan Calloway. According to Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey, Calloway was arrested by Oneonta police for public intoxication and brought to the Blount County Correctional Facility. When Calloway made a crude hand gesture while being booked, Snow grabbed him and slammed his head into the wall which was caught on video.

Casey said Snow’s actions were deliberate.

“This was a clear, intentional attack of a man in the booking area who in no way pr

See Full Page