P.E.I. man gets more time in custody for assaulting corrections officer at provincial jail

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Kneeing a corrections officer whereas being admitted to the provincial jail has led to further time in custody for a Charlottetown man.

“What you probably did wasn’t acceptable, wasn’t proper,” stated Choose Nancy Orr on Nov. 20 at sentencing in provincial court docket in Charlottetown for Colby Joseph Strickland.

Strickland, 32, pleaded responsible to the cost of assaulting a peace officer earlier at that court docket look. He replied to the choose that he understood what he did wasn’t acceptable. Strickland appeared in court docket by video from the Provincial Correctional Centre.

Crown lawyer Bridget Morriscey advised the court docket that on Sept. 24, Strickland was introduced by police to the provincial jail in Milton Station simply outdoors of Charlottetown. Strickland had a big gash over his left eye. When one of many correctional officers shined a flashlight to look at the lower, Strickland turned to his proper and kneed the officer. Strickland was then pinned to a wall and restrained by a number of corrections officers. Through the incident, the important thing to his handcuffs was contained in the lock and broke off inside. Strickland’s handcuffs needed to be lower off with bolt cutters.

Strickland was sentenced 4 days in a while Sept. 28 to 120 days in custody for break and enter. Strickland stated he spent 4 days in “the outlet,” or solitary confinement, and misplaced 4 days of earned remission because of the incident with the corrections officer. Strickland’s prison report additionally features a 90-day jail sentence on Jan. 16 for assaulting one other inmate on the Provincial Correctional Centre. Strickland dedicated that assault with two different inmates – his brother, Conor James Strickland and Dwayne Maurice Butler.

Suggestions

Given the Jan. 16 assault sentence on the jail, Morriscey really helpful a step-up of 110 days in custody for the knee assault on the corrections officer.

Authorized help lawyer Conor Mullin stated Strickland was “having a very unhealthy day” when he was arrested. In response to Mullin, Strickland says he obtained the lower over his eye in the course of the arrest. Mullin added that Strickland is planning to improve his training and in the future needs to begin his personal enterprise. Mullin famous that the corrections officer did not stagger or fall backwards from the knee assault, which he described as a glancing blow. Mullin requested a 90-day jail sentence for the offence.

Sentence

After reviewing a video of the incident on the jail, Orr disagreed with each attorneys’ suggestions and sentenced Strickland to a 45-day sentence added onto his present break-and-enter sentence.

Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He may be reached by e mail at [email protected] and may be adopted on X @terry_mcn.