A Boonville man has had his felony charges reduced after a court proceeding last year.

A probable-cause statement says Darryl Kelley was involved in a fight at the Boonville Correctional Center, and after it was stopped by a correction officer, Kelley picked up a broom and broke the handle of the room against the kiosk machine. Kelley then went to the bathroom area where other offenders involved in a fight were being held awaiting additional staff to assist with the situation. Kelley pushed one of the other correction officers while holding the broom handle in his hands in a threatening manner. Once other staff arrived, Kelley was escorted outside of the housing unit, where he resisted being put in hand restraints to be escorted to the segregation unit.

Kelley was formally arraigned on November 24 and pleaded not guilty to the original charges of a Class B Felony for Violence to an Employee of the Department Corrections and a Class D Felony for Damage to the Department of Corrections Building. According to online court documents, the charges were amended on January 7 and Kelley is now facing a misdemeanor charge of Assault in the fourth degree. Bond remains at $50,000 cash or surety.

A Preliminary Hearing in this case is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26 at Cooper County Circuit Court.