One of four employees accused of assaulting an inmate and trying to cover up the attack at the federal prison complex in Butner pleaded guilty in court this week.
Darryl Antron Campbell, a former lieutenant at the prison, stood before a federal judge in Raleigh on Monday and pleaded guilty to one of three charges he and his former coworkers face. Campbell had worked at the prison for years, but the day of the 2024 assault was his first day on the job after being promoted to lieutenant, his attorney Ralph Frasier said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Peaden told U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Numbers II that Campbell and the others arranged the attack after the prisoner had a visitation and complained about being strip searched afterward…