MADISONVILLE-A pair of former Monroe County Sheriff's deputies have been indicted on charges they assaulted a prisoner in their care last January.

Former Capt. John Wilburn and former Jailer Thomas Goodman were indicted on charges of assault and official oppression stemming from an incident in which they allegedly abused a prisoner handcuffed to a chair.

The two resigned from their jobs and it looked like there wouldn't be any charges filed, but District Attorney General Steve Bebb had the assault charges filed at the beginning of February.

The oppression charges were added after the case was heard by the grand jury.

See full story in the Wednesday, June 27, edition of The Advocate & Democrat.