A man police believe to be a gang member was taken into custody in Winnipeg after an RCMP officer was nearly struck during a routine traffic stop.
Police had a vehicle pulled over on the side of the Perimeter Highway on Saturday at around 11:30 p.m. when another vehicle sped past and almost hit the officer.
They caught up to the offending vehicle and found out the driver was a “full-patch outlaw motorcycle gang member.” The driver was wearing a vest from the Suicide Crew, police said.
At the police station, officers said the man became combative, refused to provide a breath sample and uttered threats.
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Stephen McInnis, 46, from Calgary, was charged with impaired driving, assaulting a police officer, refusing to provide a breath sample and uttering threats.
He was scheduled to appear in court in Winnipeg on Wednesday.