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Red Deer Mountie assaulted during overnight arrest

Nov 22, 2018 | 1:43 PM

Red Deer RCMP say they have one male in custody following an early morning incident that saw one of their officers assaulted while trying to make an arrest.

It was at 3:44 a.m. when RCMP responded to complaints of a male disturbing the peace at a local gas station. 

Police say the subject male exhibited signs of being under the influence of illegal drugs and was placed under arrest.  The male resisted and assaulted the arresting RCMP officer.

Other officers arrived on scene and were utilized to take the assaultive male into custody. 

A 34-year-old man  remains in police custody and will be charged with assault on a police officer, resist arrest and causing a disturbance.  

The officer who first attended this call to service and was assaulted did not suffer serious injuries.

“A situation like this demonstrates the unpredictability of people who have ingested unknown substances” says Staff Sergeant Jeff McBeth of the Red Deer RCMP. “Our members are trained to manage these incidents, and while we understand policing is dangerous, I am grateful our member was not seriously injured.”