Police in Kenora arrested a man after he pulled a knife on an officer over the weekend. Kenora detachment OPP reports that officers responded to a fight on First Street South in Kenora Saturday evening.
Police in Kenora arrested a man after he pulled a knife on an officer over the weekend.
Kenora detachment OPP reports that officers responded to a fight on First Street South in Kenora Saturday evening. While investigating the incident, police say a man confronted officers.
The man attempted to obstruct the investigation, police say.
The man then became agitated and pulled a knife on one of the officers. The officer disarmed the man, but after being disarmed police say the man grabbed a broken bottle and tried to attack officers.
The man later barricaded himself inside a room. Officers were able to talk the man out and arrest him.
A 28-year-old suspect now faces charges of obstructing police, escaping custody, assaulting a police officer and assault with a weapon.
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