2-1-16 waupun prison inmate convicted of battery by prisoner

A Waupun prison inmate has been convicted of expelling bodily substances on correctional officers.  A Dodge County jury has found 27 year old Cody Cromwell guilty of five counts of assault by prisoners as a habitual criminal.  Cromwell claimed that he suffered from a mental illness, but a psychiatrist testified during the trial that he believed Cromwell was feigning his symptoms.  The jury returned the guilty verdict and finding of no mental illness in less than 20 minutes.  A sentencing hearing will be held at a later date.  The charges carry a maximum penalty of nearly 40 years in prison.

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