Police charge 15 people in assault at correctional facility

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Police have charged 15 people in relation to an assault at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility that occurred earlier this month.
At 8 p.m. on December 2, Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of an assault at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Centre located at 90 Gloria McCluskey Avenue in Dartmouth. A 46-year-old male inmate was assaulted by a group of inmates. The victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital.
Today, investigators with the General Investigation Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division laid the following charges against the below individuals: 
•    Conspiracy to commit murder 
•    Attempt to commit murder 
•    Forcible confinement 
•    Aggravated assault 
•    Assault with a weapon 
•    Resisting/obstructing a peace officer 

Charged persons:
•    37-year-old Brian James Marriott 
•    41-year-old Kaz Henry Cox
•    25-year-old Austin Michael Mitton
•    32-year-old Andriko Jamal Crawley
•    24-year-old Wesley Todd Hardiman
•    32-year-old Colin Eric Ladelpha
•    32-year-old Kevin Edward Clarke-McNeil
•    35-year-old Matthew Ross Lambert
•    27-year-old Robert Victor Fraser
•    31-year-old Matthew Francis Coaker
•    29-year-old Kirk Kenman Carridice
•    32-year-old Omar Orlando McIntosh
•    40-year-old Geevan Nagendran
•    40-year-old Sophon Sek
•    22-year-old Jacob Matthew Lilly. Lilly has also been charged with assaulting a peace officer. 
The accused will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court at a later date to face the charges

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this incident to call police at 902-490-5020.  Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.