Court Briefs: March 5
A Red Deer man charged after an RCMP vehicle was rammed into and an officer dragged in Penhold is now scheduled for trial.
The incident happened around 11:00 p.m. on December 16, 2018 when Mounties on patrol noted a vehicle idling outside the Penholder Tavern. Police ran a check and noted the license plate on it was registered to a different vehicle.
The male driver and lone occupant of the vehicle became agitated when approached by officers, yelling at them before backing his vehicle into the front of the fully-marked police vehicle parked behind him.
When police tried to make an arrest, the driver fled resulting in an officer being dragged approximately 15 feet, sustaining minor injuries.