A prisoner climbed a light pole inside the Metropolitan Remand Centre. Picture: Ian Currie
A NINE-HOUR standoff involving a prisoner perched from a light pole at Melbourne’s Metropolitan Remand Centre has been resolved safely.
The prisoner agreed to come down from the light pole at 8:15pm and was assisted by a cherry picker.
The prisoner scaled the light pole and perched himself on top of it shortly before 11am.
Images filmed by a TV news helicopter show the man waving his arms in the air.
Michael Newhouse, a spokesman for Corrections Victoria says the man will be charged with internal prison offences.
“This was a potentially dangerous situation, and Corrections Victoria commends the professionalism, skill and dedication of our prison officers who ensured it was resolved safely,” Mr Newhouse said.
The man has been medically assessed and treated for sunburn and will be transferred to a management unit.
Corrections Victoria will review the incident. - Herald Sun
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