Drumheller Institution. (Correctional Service Canada)

By Canadian Press

Second-degree murder charge laid after “unprovoked” attack at Drumheller Institution

Jan 29, 2022 | 11:09 AM

DRUMHELLER, Alta. – RCMP say a man at a medium-security federal prison in southern Alberta has been charged in the death of a fellow inmate.

Officers responded to a call Wednesday of a serious assault at the Drumheller Institution.

They allege an assault on 34-year-old Jeffrey Ryan of Parkland County was unprovoked.

Ryan sustained serious injuries and later died in hospital.

Ashley Baird of Nanaimo, B.C., who is 38, has been charged with second-degree murder and is set to appear in Drumheller provincial court on Feb. 11.

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Ryan was in prison serving a sentence of three years, two months, and five days for Possess Weapon Contrary to Prohibition Order, Possess Firearm Knowing Unauthorized, and Possess Schedule I/II Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking since April 2, 2019.

Police say an autopsy has been ordered by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and will be performed in the coming days.

(The Canadian Press)