Castanet Staff - Jul 28, 2009
North Okanagan RCMP had to pull a tazer on a man approaching them with a weapon. Vernon RCMP responded to a call of a man fighting with people in a residence in the 12500 block of Westside Road around 2 a.m. Tuesday. RCMP spokesperson, Gord Molendyk says while en route, information indicated that guns were possibly involved. “When the officers arrived, two people from the house told them a man inside the house was intoxicated and wanted to fight with everyone. A few minutes later the police saw the man exit the house and approach them with something in his hands,” says Molendyk. He says the man continued to approach them, holding a bat.
“They produced the Conductive Energy Weapon and demanded that he drop the bat and get down on the ground. At a distance of approx 10 feet away, he complied. The CEW was not deployed and he was arrested without further incident.” Molendyk says the 20-year-old man is expected to appear in court later Tuesday to answer charges of breach of his conditions, as well as possession of weapon dangerous to the public peace. Other charges are also being considered. No firearms were located in the residence.
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