The police simply asked him to turn the music down. This Monday evening, the guard of the school of Avelines, in Ulis, "saw red" and seized an ax to attack a police officer. This Wednesday, the criminal court of Evry-Courcouronnes sentenced him to one year in prison for violence against a person holding public authority who did not lead to incapacity. This man with a clean criminal record was imprisoned immediately after the hearing. He must also pay 5,000 euros in damages to the victim.
This Monday, two police arrive at the school in Avelines - where the guard lives - for a nighttime noise. They step over a small gate and present themselves in civilian clothes to a dozen people. The caretaker, a 46-year-old father, organized a barbecue to "celebrate the deconfinement".
But on the spot, the group does not believe the officials. They are asked for their police cards. Officers put on their armbands. The alcoholic guests take them lightly. So much so that a young woman seizes the "fizzy" of a policeman, before a reveler gives it spontaneously. She will be summoned by the courts for a criminal tort order.
"The blade passed a few centimeters, I even felt the gale"
Witnesses and the two police officers tell the story. Annoyed by the presence of these intruders at his home, the guard, who drank "punch and beer", opposes his face to that of an agent. The situation is getting tense. The guard rushes to look for an ax in his "workshop", brandishes the weapon and strikes up and down that the policeman dodges "with a quick movement". Officers must take out their service weapons to calm the guard.
Unaccustomed to the conduct of a court hearing, the accused struggled to understand the president. His gesture, he cannot explain. "I had a blast," delivers this beefy man with a slow flow. In no case did I want to hurt. "
The policeman with the gesture of acrobat leaves himself without a scratch, but with the fear of his life. "The blade passed a few centimeters, I even felt the gale, he still trembles at the helm. I thought he was going to kill me. " "If he hadn't managed to dodge the blow, would he have his head cut in half?" Asked the president, looking up at the defendant.
Passed "on the brink of death"
A possibility that prompts Me Sandra Kayem, the police lawyer, to question the qualification of the facts. "This file could fall under the attempted homicide attempt," she thunders. My client is on the brink of death. For the prosecutor, this evening of deconfinement was marked by a "crescendo of inconceivable and inadmissible attitudes", from "incivic to the offender". She requires a year in prison and a warrant.
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In the eyes of the defense lawyer, the sanction seems heavy. The warden has worked as a civil servant for 14 years, including 4 at Avelines. "It has twisted, but it is not a danger to society," she replies. This Wednesday, the town hall of Ulis suspended him from his post. In the coming months, he will no longer be able to exercise it.
