A Manhattan man who was recently sentenced to four years in prison for child sex crimes was arrested and charged on Thursday night after he got into a fight with another inmate.
Tristian Gooden-Heit, 29, has been charged with single counts of battery by making physical contact in a rude, insulting or angry manner and disorderly conduct by brawling or fighting. James Watkins, 43, picked up a charge for battery by knowingly or recklessly causing bodily harm and another for disorderly conduct by brawling or fighting.
Both men are held on bonds of $3,000.
Gooden-Heit was sentenced to prison on Nov. 18 by Judge Grant Bannister after he was found guilty by a jury on 15 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and single counts of a computer crime and interference with law enforcement. Apart of the sentencing, Gooden-Heit was required to register as a sex offender for 25 years.
Click here for more local news.
The post Man recently sentenced to prison for child sex crimes arrested for fighting in jail appeared first on News Radio KMAN.
