SASKATOON — One man has been arrested following an assault on a police officer Wednesday afternoon.
At around 4 p.m. on Sept. 3, when police arrived at an establishment in the 400 block of 21st Street East for a report of a man refusing to leave and threatening staff, an officer was assaulted, say Saskatoon police. The constable was not seriously injured as a result of the struggle.
When police arrived at the scene of the report, the suspect refused to comply with the verbal commands and began punching the constable in the head, say police, adding that he then forcefully removed the officer’s bike helmet and began striking him with it.
In an ongoing attempt to gain compliance from the man, the officer delivered multiple strikes with a baton and discharged oleoresin capsicum spray, commonly referred to as pepper spray, but, say police, the struggle continued onto the patio where the man raised a large metal stool in an attempt to strike the officer.
A conducted energy weapon was then deployed and the man was taken into custody without further incident. As a result, the 44-year-old Saskatoon man was charged with assault on a police officer engaged in lawful duties, assault on a police officer with intent to resist, and assault with a weapon.
