Jan. 8, 2025 7:45p
(WGTD)---A criminal complaint has been filed against a Racine County jail inmate who visciously attacked and killed another inmate on New Year’s Eve.
According to the complaint, Davonte Carraway is seen on surveillance camera video punching 35-year-old Joseph Lee in the head nearly a dozen times, then stuffing his body head-first into a trash can. The altercation resulted in Lee's head hitting the concrete floor several times.
The complaint says the entire attack took 47 seconds.
At various times, other inmates can be seen trying to intercede, but Carraway brushes them off.
Jail guards discovered what had happened about 20 minutes later.
The complaint notes the attack stemmed from some type of verbal argument, but that all of the punches were thrown by Carraway.
While Lee never regained consciousness after the attack, jail staff and nurses were able to restore a pulse.
Lee was taken to the hospital, where his organs were eventually harvested for transplant.
An initial appearance for the 29-year-old Carraway, who has a lengthy criminal record, is scheduled for next week.
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