An inmate at the Floyd County Jail, Troy Elwood Burton, 51 of Tampa, is facing additonal charges after reports said he was found with a prohibited item afater damaging a light fixture.

Reports did not indicate what item Burton, a sex offender, was found with.

He is now charged with interference with government property and items prohibited by an inmate, both felonies.

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Troy Elwood Burton, if you want to Tampa Florida, 51, was arrested this week in Rome after reports said he absconded from the state of Florida and then failed to register as a sex offender in Rome.

Reports stated that Burton was found staying at a home at 407 Calhoun Highway.

Burton is charged with Sex Offender Registration violation and being a fugitive from Justice.