Early Thursday afternoon, September 27, 2018 police noticed a suspicious male who was a passenger in a city cab.
Police pulled the vehicle over and spoke to the man who gave them a false name and became uncooperative. As the officers were placing the man under arrest the suspect lashed out and punched one of the officers in the face breaking one of his teeth in the process. The other officer was kicked and injured during the struggle.
In an effort to control the suspect a taser was used but the first attempt wasn’t effective. Officers fired the weapon a second time which caused the man to fall to the ground.
As the suspect was lying on the ground he reached into his pants, according to police, and tried to get rid of a bag that had 1.3 ounces of methamphetamine and 1.5 grams of Cocaine.
Darren James Bear, 38 from Winnipeg, has been charged for his alleged involvement with:
- Assault a Peace Officer (x2)
- Resist Peace Officer
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking Cocaine
- Possession of a Scheduled Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking Methamphetamine
- Possession of a Weapon
- Carrying Concealed Weapon Prohibited Device or Ammunition
- Fail to Comply Condition Recognizance by Judge/Justice (x4)
- Fail to Comply with Probation Order
Police say that they believe that Bear had used meth prior to the incident.
Both officers went to hospital and received medical treatment.
Bear was detained in custody.
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