SC inmate blinded by guard’s pepper spray gets $250,000 award from Richland jury. Here’s why
The corrections officer who shot the unprovoked pepper spray was fired and charged with a crime because of the incident.
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DC Circuit Rejects Jan. 6 Defendants’ Claim That Pepper Spray Isn't Dangerous Weapon
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday rejected an argument from three Capitol riot defendants that ... government had shown that pepper spray can cause "serious bodily injury ...
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St. Louis files jail reports each month. Injuries from riots, attacks, stabbings aren’t in them.
A corrections officer from the St. Louis Justice ... And while they classify the use of pepper spray as a use of force, they don’t consider it as causing injury. They also noted guards have ...
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Kentucky man accused of using bear spray on police officers during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Kentucky man is facing charges after allegedly assaulting police officers with bear spray during the U.S. Capitol riots in 2021. Officials from the Washington, D.C. branch of the U.S. Attorney's ...