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Major Police Response After Inmate Threat at Aschaffenburg Prison Ends Safely

Police report no injuries or risk to people outside the facility.

Overview

  • A 43-year-old detainee at JVA Aschaffenburg threatened corrections staff on Monday morning when he refused to be taken to court and threw objects through a door hatch.
  • Numerous police units responded and a helicopter monitored the area from above, with some local reports indicating a special operations unit was flown in by air.
  • The inmate was isolated inside the prison, no one was hurt, and authorities said there was no danger to the public during the incident.
  • The situation began around 7:15 a.m. and concluded by midday, after which the man was brought to the district court without further violence.
  • Police opened investigations into alleged assault on law enforcement officers and coercion, and officials said the inmate will be transferred to another facility.