A teen driver will appear in a Manitoba courtroom after police allege he was driving while intoxicated in a provincial park Friday night.
The 17-year-old Winnipegger is also accused of assaulting two officers less than two hours later.
Police were called to St. Malo Provincial Park around 11 p.m. Friday, after reports of dangerous driving in the park. The driver was pulled over and failed a roadside screening test. He was given an immediate roadside suspension and released.
Get breaking National news
At 12:55 a.m. Saturday, a second incident took place involving the same suspect, police said, in which he allegedly assaulted a pair of patrol officers.
He now faces two counts of assaulting a public officer and two counts of uttering threats.
RCMP from the St. Pierre-Jolys detachment continue to investigate.
- Man charged with arson at Liberal MP’s Toronto home, 2nd suspect wanted
- Family friend of 2 young girls charged with sexual assault in Lethbridge: Police
- 3 teens charged for allegedly stealing 14-year-old’s e-bike key in Saskatoon
- Man accused in Halifax Costco racist tirade video now facing eight charges
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.