Gambo man arrested for assaulting officers with a weapon
A 49-year-old Gambo man was arrested by police on Sunday after he resisted arrest and assaulted officers with a weapon.
Just before 11:30 a.m. on October 4, Glovertown RCMP responded to a report of a disturbance between two people who were known to each other at a residence on Station Road. Upon arrival, officers learned that one man had uttered threats against the victim and had approached them with a weapon.
The victim was not injured and had left the home prior to police arrival.
At the home, officers attempted to take the man into custody, however they say he became belligerent and struck two officers with a blunt object. One officer was assessed and treated at the hospital with minor injuries.
Lindsay Lush was arrested and held in custody to appear in provincial court on two count of assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, assaulting a peace officer and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. Lush was also the subject of an active arrest warrant.
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