OGDEN, Utah — An inmate says jailers in Weber County broke his back in a dispute that began with him asking for properly-served kosher meals.

The inmate, Corey N. Chesney, 38, says the altercation left him unable to walk. His civil attorney, April Hollingsworth, told FOX 13 News on Thursday that the conflict over Chesney’s Jewish beliefs has resumed and her client has not eaten since Saturday.

Hollingsworth described a call she received on Wednesday night. Another inmate at the Weber County jail called alerting her to what was happening in Chesney’s cell.

“I don't know what they were doing to Corey but, I could hear in the background Corey screaming,” Hollingsworth told FOX 13.

The caller told Hollingsworth there were seven or eight corrections officers – the preferred term for guards

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