Man facing charges following disruption of University of Ottawa graduation ceremony
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A 27-year-old man is facing charges after a security guard was pepper-sprayed during a University of Ottawa graduation ceremony, according to Ottawa police.
A 27-year-old man is facing charges after a security guard was pepper-sprayed during a University of Ottawa graduation ceremony, according to Ottawa police.
The university was holding graduation ceremonies all weekend at the Shaw Centre in downtown Ottawa.
Police say on Sunday morning, "several individuals" disrupted the graduation ceremony.
"As the individuals were being removed, an individual used a pepper spray-type weapon on a security guard," police said in a statement.
"Police located the individual in the area of Tabaret Hall and later arrested him when it was safe to do so."
Tabaret Hall is located on the campus of the University of Ottawa.
A 27-year-old man is facing charges of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, administering a noxious substance and mischief. Police did not release the individual's name.
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