Peterborough officer deploys stun gun after being shoved into mailboxes: police

A Peterborough, Ont., police officer deployed a stun gun on a man after he resisted leaving a residence early Thursday, police say.

The Peterborough Police Service says around 12:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of an unwanted man at a residence who did not live there. Officers found the man and attempted to escort him out of the building.

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However, police allege the man resisted and shoved one of the officers into a bank of mailboxes.

Police say the man continued to resist, prompting one officer to deploy their conducted energy weapon to take the man into custody.

The 49-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested and charged with assaulting a peace officer and failure to comply with a probation order to keep the peace and be of good behaviour.

He was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court later Thursday.