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Brandon Police officer assaulted Saturday night

A Brandon Police officer was assaulted on Saturday night, January 23, 2021 while controlling traffic at a fire scene.

While firefighters were working to put out a fairly minor mattress fire outside a building in the 600 block of 18th street police noticed two people in the back lane nearby.

As officers tried to identify a male he became belligerent. A second officer went over to assist at which point a female punched the officer. Police arrested both.

A 42-year-old male was released without charges after several hours in custody while the 27-year-old female was charged with assaulting a police officer. She was also released and is schedule to answer to the charges in court at the end of March.

The fire caused minor structural damage to the building.

© News4.ca 2021

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