An RCMP officer was injured as he attempted to arrest an allegedly intoxicated man in Antigonish, N.S., on Saturday.
Police say that the officer was getting fuel at a service station on Beech Hill Road, when he was approached by a taxi driver about an “unruly passenger.”
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The officer attempted to place the passenger, a 25-year-old man, under arrest for being drunk in public.
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The Mounties say that during the arrest, the man lost his balance and fell to the ground with another officer who had arrived to assist.
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The second officer injured his wrist as a result of the fall and required medical treatment.
The 25-year-old was not injured during the arrest and was released with a ticket for being intoxicated in a public place.
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