A man who allegedly assaulted Richmond RCMP officers and stabbed a police dog is now facing multiple criminal charges.
The violent altercation happened early in the morning of May 7, when Mounties were responding to reports of a man in distress.
Officers found the man in rural farmland southeast of No. 4 Road and Westminster Highway with the help of a police dog.
Police allege that during the encounter the man fired an airgun and stabbed the dog.
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The K9, named Rebel, needed emergency veterinary care for multiple puncture wounds. The dog survived and is expected to make a full recovery.
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Police arrested Andrew Jongbloets at the scene.
He’s now facing seven charges, including injury to a law enforcement animal, assaulting a police officer with a weapon, discharging an air gun with intent to wound and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Jongbloets remains in custody and is due back in court next Friday.
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