A 40-year-old Moncton man is facing charges after allegedly attacking an RCMP member in New Brunswick with a crowbar outside the police station on Main Street.
In a news release issued Tuesday, RCMP said members of the Codiac Regional RCMP were conducting patrols around 5:40 a.m. Sept. 24 when they noticed a “suspicious man” in front of the station.
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“A member approached the man, and the man then charged at the member while brandishing a crowbar,” RCMP said.
“The man then proceeded to smash the police vehicle with the crowbar.”
Police noted the officer had minor injuries after the incident.
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RCMP said several officers arrived to “de-escalate the situation, and the man was then arrested without further incident.”
Police said in the release that Paul Fairweather has since appeared in court and was charged with assaulting a police officer with a weapon and mischief to property under $5,000.
He was remanded in custody and will return to court Oct. 11, police have said.
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