An Alberta man faces numerous charges after police officers were assaulted over the weekend in McBride.
RCMP say on Saturday an officer attempted to pull over a gold Chevrolet Blazer that was speeding on Highway 16, but the vehicle then took off and turned onto a gravel road east of McBride.
The vehicle did several donuts before driving toward the officer’s parked vehicle and narrowly missing it.
The Blazer then continued onto a dead end street, and the male driver resisted arrest and assaulted two officers before a bystander helped get the man into custody.
The man was taken to a medical clinic and committed under the Mental Health Act for further assessment, as it appeared he was suffering from a mental health episode.
He faces charges of resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
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