Burnside Jail Assault

• Court hears that alleged jail assault ringleader had strong influence on N.S. inmates

  A Nova Scotia courtroom heard today that the man accused of leading a brutal Halifax jail assault had allegedly boasted he could set off a jailhouse riot with a single phone call.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2023
  
• Judge orders dangerous offender assessment of inmate involved in Halifax jail assault

  A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has ordered a 60-day risk assessment of inmate Brian James Marriott regarding whether he should be labelled a dangerous offender.

  Crime

  May 6, 2022
  
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• Five-and-a-half year term given to inmate in first sentence in N.S. jail group attack

  The sentencing of Omar McIntosh is the first in a series expected for the Dec. 2, 2019 beating and stabbing of inmate Stephen Anderson.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2021
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• ‘I hope he dies’: Court told inmates refused to let guards near N.S. jail assault

  A trial of inmates accused of attempting to murder a prisoner heard from a corrections officer that two prisoners made clear guards wouldn't be allowed to intervene.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2021
• Guard says he was warned by inmate not to touch pepper spray during N.S. jail assault

  An officer testified that an inmate allegedly swatted his hand off his pepper spray holster and told him not to use it as the alleged attack was taking place.

  Crime

  Sep 23, 2021
• N.S. trial set to begin for six of 15 charged in vicious assault of Halifax inmate

  The victim sustained life-threatening injuries in the Dec. 2, 2019 attack at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2021
• 15 inmates charged with attempted murder after assault at Burnside jail

  Halifax Regional Police say the assault happened inside the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Centre on Dec. 2.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2019