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| Corrections officer wins assault case |
| By Concord Monitor |
| Published: 10/07/2008 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE - A former Merrimack County jail [officer] accused of assaulting an inmate was acquitted of the charge in a jury trial last week. Barry Lee of Tilton was found not guilty of one count of simple assault after about an hour of jury deliberation, according to his lawyer, Paul Maggiotto. Lee was accused of spraying an inmate at the Boscawen facility in the face with pepper spray while he was "handcuffed, sitting and not posing a threat," according to the indictment. But Maggiotto disputed that description, saying the inmate, who had a history of run-ins with corrections officers, was belligerent, yelled and refused to sit down. Lee's use of the pepper spray was appropriate to ensure the safety of the officers, he said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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