An inmate has been charged following an assault on a correctional officer at Collins Bay Institution in Kingston.
The officer was rushed to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after the OPP say the officer was assaulted at the Bath Road prison shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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An investigation by the OPP-led joint forces penitentiary squad with help from Correctional Services Canada has led to the arrest of an inmate at the facility.
Josias Gomez-Moreira, 31, is facing charges including aggravated assault of a peace officer with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
The man remains in custody and was scheduled to make his first appearance in Kingston court Thursday.
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