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Man charged with assaulting corrections officer at Yellowknife jail

Brendan Burke
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2211jail11.jpg Daniel Campbell/NNSL photo The outdoor "bullpen" at North Slave Correctional Centre was damaged last week, leading to inmates being locked indoors for four days while it was repaired. November 20, 2013

An alleged assault against a corrections officer at a Yellowknife jail has led to charges for a Nunavut man.

Police attended North Slave Correctional Complex (NSCC) on the afternoon of May 28 after receiving a call about an “incident” between the employee and an inmate at the facility, state Yellowknife RCMP in a news release issued Friday.

The corrections officer was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, say RCMP.

Jordan Charlie, 19, has been charged with assaulting a peace officer in connection with the incident. Charlie was charged on June 12 following an investigation.

He’s due to appear in court on Aug. 9.

Note: In the initial news release issued Friday, Yellowknife RCMP erroneously stated Charlie was 39. The accused is in fact 19.