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Sault inmate charged with punching fellow prisoner

29-year-old charged with assault after police called to Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre last night
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City police cruiser parked outside Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre in this file photo. James Hopkin/SooToday

A prisoner at the Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre is facing fresh charges after allegedly punching a fellow inmate.

At around 8 p.m. yesterday, someone phoned 911 to report an assault at the facility.

“Investigation revealed the accused, who is being held in custody there on an unrelated matter, assaulted a fellow inmate by punching them,” says a news release issued today by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.

Shantelle Webster, 29, is charged with assault and failure to comply with a probation order. 

The accused remains in custody.

None of the allegations have been tested in court and Webster is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.