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Assault Charged Filed Against Prison Inmate

September 30, 2020 By Richard C. Gilbert

Following an incident and investigation at the Alexander Correctional Institute in Taylorsville, the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office has charged an inmate.

Mark Andrew Welch

33-year old Mark Andrew Welch was charged with Possession of Weapon by a Prisoner, Assault With Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury and Violation of Habitual Felon Status.

Welch is serving a 12 year sentence for robbery with a dangerous weapon and second-degree kidnapping following a 2013 conviction in Wake County.

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