March 18, 2024

Inmate with HIV charged after tossing urine at guard

COUNCIL BLUFFS — A western Iowa jail inmate infected with HIV has been charged with felony assault after officials say he threw a carton of his urine on a detention officer in Council Bluffs. Charles Perkins, 52, of Youngstown, Ohio, is charged with assault by inmate with bodily fluids or secretion. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted. Police say the incident occurred Feb. 8 at the Pottawattamie County Jail. Perkins said he intended to throw the urine on another inmate, but his aim was off.