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Suspect hit with police Taser after allegedly attacking people on Okanagan beach

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Alleged Kal beach attacker arrest caught on video
WATCH: Zach Taralson shot cell phone video of a 27-year-old Vernon man being arrested after he allegedly assaulted multiple strangers at Kal beach on Sunday night – Jul 6, 2020

A Vernon, B.C, man could face several charges after allegedly attacking multiple strangers on a popular Okanagan beach on Sunday night.

Cpl. Tania Finn said RCMP received multiple reports of a man assaulting people at Kal Beach in the 13000 block of Kalamalka Road in Coldstream around 8 p.m.

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Vernon man charged after assaults at Kalamalka Beach

The first altercation between two men occurred on Kal Pier, police said. One man was punched unconscious and fell off the pier into the water.

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Witnesses rushed to help while the suspect continued to attack people on the pier and beach, according to RCMP.

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Vernon RCMP detachment commander defends response time

Finn said police arrived and found the 27-year-old man in the parking lot, but he refused to comply and fled on foot toward the train trestle over Kalamalka Road.

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“The suspect was in a highly agitated state, standing at the top of the trestle and was screaming at police that he would kill them,” Finn said.

The officers on scene attempted to de-escalate the situation verbally and encouraged the man to give himself up peacefully.

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Police said given the dangerous location and the suspect’s “level of aggression,” officers deployed a Taser, which “successfully caused a neural muscular incapacitation” of the suspect.

The man was taken into custody without further incident and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

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He’s been charged with assault causing bodily harm, assault of a peace officer, uttering threats and failing to comply with an order.

Court records show the accused name is Taylor James Leclerc.

Finn said one of the victims was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Witnesses are asked to contact Const. Stephanie Buchanan at the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP non-emergency line at 250-545-7171.

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