Winkler man accused of trying to disarm RCMP officers
Advertisement
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 30/05/2023 (323 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A man is accused of trying to disarm RCMP officers who had tried to arrest him at a home in Cypress River on Saturday.
RCMP say officers from the Treherne detachment were called to the home for a reported assault at about 11:45 a.m., where they found a woman with minor injuries.
Officers found a suspect and told him he was under arrest, but as they tried to cuff him, he “became combative” and assaulted them, RCMP say, before trying to take their guns. The Mounties then managed to get him in cuffs but received minor injuries in the fray. RCMP say the suspect then threatened the officers and spat on one of them.
A 21-year-old man from Winkler has been charged with three counts of assaulting a peace officer, two counts of uttering threats, and one count each of disarming an officer, assault and resisting arrest. He’s still in custody.
