Salt Lake man awaiting murder trial now charged with assaulting inmate

SOUTH SALT LAKE — A Salt Lake man currently awaiting trial on a murder charge is facing a new charge accusing him of assaulting another inmate while at the Salt Lake County Jail.

Nhial Mawut Buk, 20, was charged last week in 3rd District Court with assault by a prisoner, a third-degree felony.

On Aug. 9, Buk was observed punching another inmate in the face, according to charging documents. That started a fight between the two inmates who “continued to fight until they were sprayed with OC spray.”…

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