Pepper spray grabbed by inmate from officers at Burnside jail: official
Posted Feb 6, 2015 04:17:47 AM.
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HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says an inmate grabbed the pepper spray of a correctional officer during an outbreak of violence at a Halifax-area jail earlier this week.
Justice Department spokesman Andrew Preeper says Halifax police responded Sunday morning at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility when two correctional officers were allegedly assaulted by two inmates.
He says when two other correctional officers responded, they were also assaulted.
Preeper says the two officers who were originally involved in the incident were treated in hospital and released.
He didn’t know if any of the injuries were caused by pepper spray.
Const. Pierre Bourdages of Halifax Regional Police says charges of assaulting a police officer, disarming an officer, unauthorized use of a prohibited weapon, possession of a dangerous weapon, mischief and careless use of a prohibited weapon are expected to be laid against two inmates.
