Woman charged after 2 police officers allegedly assaulted during arrest in Orillia

Police say a woman has been charged after two police officers in Orillia were allegedly assaulted during an arrest.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said on June 15, just before 11:15 a.m., an employee of a store called officers after a woman refused to leave the downtown business.

Police said the woman was “yelling and banging” on the windows of the business.

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Officers said the person refused to leave and “appeared to be consuming an alcoholic beverage.”

“Upon police arrival, the individual again refused to leave the location,” officers said in a news release.

Police alleged that when two officers attempted to arrest the woman, they were assaulted.

“Officers were able to subdue the suspect without further incident,” police said.

Twenty-six-year-old Susan McGee from Orillia has been charged with two counts of assaulting a peace officer and resisting a police officer.

OPP said McGee was released and is scheduled to appear in court in July.