By rdnewsNOW staff

Fleeing Suspect Arrested

Maskwacis RCMP charge man with assault on police officer

May 22, 2020 | 12:04 PM

An RCMP officer suffered minor injuries after being hit with bear spray from a fleeing suspect at the Ermineskin townsite on Monday.

On the morning of May 18, Maskwacis RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious male in the townsite.

Police were advised the man appeared to be carrying a can of bear repellant spray. A suspect matching the description is alleged to have fled on foot when officers tried to approach.

Police pursued the man, who then discharged a large amount of bear repellant spray into the face of an officer.

The suspect is then alleged to have continued to fight police, hitting and kicking additional officers who were able to arrest him following a struggle.

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EMS attended to treat the officer and determined he suffered minor physical injury from the bear repellant spray.

Christopher Simon, 38, of Maskwacis, has been charged with assault with a weapon on a police officer, three counts of assault on a police officer, resisting police, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Simon was ordered detained in custody and will appear for court in Wetaskiwin on May 26 to speak to his charges.