Yellowknife RCMP arrest, Taser man after police vehicles rammed, officers assaulted

Man faces several charges including dangerous operation of a vehicle, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon

A 39-year-old man faces several charges after allegedly ramming police vehicles and assaulting officers in the Yellowknife area.

Yellowknife RCMP say they received a call at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday in which a person was screaming for help. They also got a report of an assault at a home in Dettah, N.W.T., and that the assailant had a firearm.

When police arrived, they learned a second person had been assaulted and that the suspect had fled in a vehicle.

Police say that shortly after, they saw the vehicle and tried to stop it in a traffic stop. The suspect attempted to drive away and got stuck in a ditch. While trying to drive out of the ditch, the suspect rammed two police vehicles before coming to a stop.

RCMP say the suspect got out of the vehicle and got into an altercation with the officers. Police Tased him and took him into custody.

RCMP didn’t find a firearm.

The suspect was charged with a number of offenses, including dangerous operation of a vehicle, impaired operation of a vehicle, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and mischief over $5,000

Police say the suspect remains in custody.

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