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Swift Current, Sask. man faces assault charges in Saskatoon

Saskatoon police arrested a man Tuesday morning after a report of an assault. File / Global News

The Saskatoon Police Service said they arrested a 51-year-old Swift Current, Sask., man whom they say was acting erratically Tuesday morning.

Officers got a call around 7 a.m. that a man was in the 1800 block of Idylwyld Drive North pounding on motel windows.

When police arrived they received another report that he was in a restaurant next door and had assaulted someone.

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Police say the man tried to barricade himself in the bathroom, and proceeded to throw things and kick officers when they tried to take him into custody.

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Officers believe he was under the influence of an intoxicant.

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The man faces charges of assault, four counts of assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest, mischief and breach of conditions.

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