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Man accused of making threats in Quinte West injured during arrest: OPP

Police say a Belleville man accused of threatening others at a Quinte West home suffered non-life-threatening injuries during an arrest. Global News

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured during an arrest in Quinte West, OPP say.

According to OPP, the afternoon of Jan. 3, officers were called to a home on McMaster Road to respond to a man making threats to others at the residence.

Police say the man accused of making those threats had left before officers arrived. He was later found and arrested.

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During the arrest, OPP say the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital by paramedics. Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was brought in to investigate the incident.

According to the SIU, when officers arrived, the 27-year-old accused was on the roof of a garage. Police tried to convince the man to get off the roof, but a short time later, the SIU said the man fell to the ground.

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He was seriously injured and brought to hospital, the SIU said.

Two SIU investigators have been assigned to the case.

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The 27-year-old Belleville man was subsequently charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at a Belleville court on Feb. 2.

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