Cumberland District RCMP say they have charged a woman after a police officer was assaulted during an arrest.
On Monday, police say they went to a home on Wyvern Road in Cumberland County to arrest a woman for breach of court-ordered release conditions when she assaulted one of the officers.
Police say the woman was then taken into custody and to court.
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Candace Haines, 22, was charged with assaulting a police officer and uttering threats, in addition to five counts of breach of conditions and a breach of probation.
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Haines will appear in Amherst court on Sept. 21, police say.
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