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A 27-year-old man was arrested late Wednesday afternoon in the Guillotière district of Lyon after spraying a passerby with tear gas in the face in an attempt to steal his laptop, management said. public security department.
An off-duty police officer who witnessed the events managed to assist the victim, recover his computer and hold the suspect until the arrival of his colleagues, whom he had himself warned.
The officials were able to arrest the suspect on the spot, rue Capitaine Robert Cluzan, while the victim, injured in the face while trying to defend himself, filed a complaint.
And to explain having been followed by two men from Place Gabriel Péri.
The second managed to escape.
Found carrying 70 capsules of pregabalin, a powerful psychotropic drug from the opioid family which circulates under the coat, the suspect ended up recognizing the facts in police custody.
Unfavorably known to the police, the young man was also subject to an obligation to leave French territory.
He was presented to the prosecution on Friday for his judgment in immediate appearance.
