Who would you assault for coffee?

In Fort Smith Arkansas, a former deputy at the Crawford County Detention Center confessed to offering one and a half pounds of coffee to any inmate who assaulted inmate Rex Ritchie.  Michael David Hickey, 21, apparently had been taunted by Ritchie on a previous occasion, in which Ritchie allegedly threw feces at the former deputy.  Rex Ritchie instigated the investigation by writing a letter to the U.S. Attorney’s office claiming he was attacked by another inmate.  Hickey was originally suspended, and then fired after criminal charges were filed.  The deputy has pled not guilty to arranging the assault.