N.S. man arrested after spraying officers with bear spray, fleeing, police say – Halifax | 24CA News

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Published 14.05.2023
N.S. man arrested after spraying officers with bear spray, fleeing, police say – Halifax | 24CA News

RCMP say a 25-year-old man from Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley faces a number of fees together with assault of a police officer following an incident on Friday.

Police say they tried to arrest a person on quite a few excellent fees, however a wrestle broke out throughout which an officer unsuccessfully used a performed vitality weapon whereas the person was in a car.

The Mounties say the person responded by spraying two officers with bear spray earlier than fleeing from the car into a close-by residence on Stephen Court in North Kentville, N.S.

Backup officers have been known as to the scene and contained the person inside the house, the place he allegedly threw a number of gadgets at police and was seen to be holding a big knife.

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The RCMP’s emergency response staff was introduced in and police say the person surrendered with the assistance of a police negotiator practically 5 hours after the incident started.

Police say the person, who faces seven fees together with two counts every of assault of a peace officer and assault with a weapon, is to seem in courtroom in Kentville, N.S., for a bail listening to on Monday.

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