Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Charges worsen after suspect assaults officer
What began as an arrest for mischief early Sunday morning quickly
escalated into assault of a police officer after a young Vernon man spit
on the cop who had taken him into custody. The 19-year-old had been jumping on a parked car in the 3900 block of
25 Street just after 3 a.m. when a local resident called the police. Officers located the man on 40 Avenue where he was ripping pickets off a fence. He was arrested for mischief under $5,000. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says the man was drunk and very uncooperative. "The male relied F-off to every question he was asked," Molendyk says.
"At the detachment, as he was being let out of the police car, he spit
on one of our officers who opened the back door to let him out." That's when things got worse for the trouble-maker. Not only was he
charged with mischief under $5,000, he is also expected to face charges
of assaulting a peace officer. "It appears that this suspect damaged fences in two locations, and
quite a bit of damage to the car he jumped on," Molendyk says. The man has been released on a promise to appear in court.
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