Aschaffenburg (Bayern) – The atmosphere at the prison was said to be very bad on Monday morning. After breakfast at the start of a new week in prison, an inmate goes crazy: Man (43) attacks several correctional officers. The SEK then had to move. The situation was only brought back under control at noon.
At around 07.15 the man threatened justice officials at Aschaffenburg-Strietwald prison Bavaria physically and rioting in such a way that the situation threatens to escalate. Initially, pretrial detainees were supposed to be picked up in the morning and taken to the responsible district court in Frankfurt to issue arrest warrants.
Massive operation at Aschaffenburg prison on Monday morning
Throwing objects at employees
The man apparently unloaded the entire inventory for his attack on the staff. When asked by BILD, a police spokesperson said: “The man was lawfully using everyday objects available to him.” He did not say what exactly he attacked the prison employee with.
Correctional officers then tried to calm the insurgent with pepper spray and push him back to his cell, but the violent offender was still out of control. He repeatedly threw objects at staff through the custody cover.
A helicopter lands at the prison
Several police forces then arrived and a helicopter with additional officers landed on the grounds J.V.A (approximately 180 inmates). SEK finally managed to control the situation. Police said in a statement: “After several hours, at around 12:20, emergency services were finally able to persuade the detainee to resolve the situation without using physical force. The 43-year-old man was then taken to Frankfurt to open an arrest warrant.”
Police: “No one was injured in the incident.” It said other prisoners were not involved or at risk. The man was taken to another prison and is currently being investigated for alleged coercion and physical assault on a law enforcement officer. The background to this strange incident is still unclear.
