1 min to read A 21-year-old Carthage man who assaulted another inmate April 7 at the Jasper County Jail has been sent to the state prison system's Institutional Treatment Center for at least 120 days. Dawson A.R. Howell pleaded guilty Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court to a reduced count of second-degree assault in connection with an attack on a fellow inmate who was left with an injury to his mouth requiring several stitches. Howell had been facing a count of first-degree assault in the attack along with a misdemeanor count of sexual misconduct. His plea deal reduced the charge to second-degree assault and dismissed the sexual misconduct count.