A 25-year-old man was placed in pre-trial detention on Friday August 5 before his trial in September for injuring a police officer in the eye with a paintball ball in July, we learned from the Saint- Brieuc.
Already convicted for acts
of "violence, outrage and rebellion
", the alleged perpetrator "
surrendered himself to the police on August 3
" after being confused by the "
technical investigations and testimonies collected from his relatives
” but he does not “
acknowledge his involvement
”, according to the public prosecutor Nicolas Heitz.
“
As part of an appearance at short notice, he is summoned on September 23, 2022
” to be tried, could we read in this press release from Nicolas Heitz.
He will answer "
for the offense of violence against a person holding public authority and with the use or threat of a weapon
", causing him to incur a 10-year prison sentence.
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The paintball shooting took place during a roadside check in Saint-Brieuc on the evening of July 22.
The two police crews were about to hit the road again after midnight when a policeman was struck by a paintball in the face, injuring his left eye.
A medical examiner had then estimated his total interruption of work at 10 days.
The investigation entrusted to the Saint-Brieuc police station gave rise to searches in the four apartments likely to have housed the shooter, one of which was "
rented by a person whose companion had practiced paintball
", clarified Nicolas Heitz.
Actively sought, he finally surrendered to the police.
Placed in police custody, he was brought on Friday and imprisoned.