Thompson RCMP subdued a knife-wielding man with a Taser Feb. 11 after he kicked in the door of a residence and grabbed the woman who lived there.
Police responded to a domestic dispute call around 2:30 a.m. and heard yelling from inside the residence. When they located the armed man, he let go of the woman and came towards the officers still holding the knife. He ignored verbal commands to drop his weapon and urged police to shoot him. The Taser was deployed several times, causing the man to drop the knife, at which point he was taken into custody. Children were also in the home at the time of the incident, but neither they nor the female victim were injured.
RCMP had been to the same residence around 6:20 a.m. Feb. 10 but the man had already fled. They were told he had kicked in the door and threatened the woman who lived there before leaving. Police tried unsuccessfully to locate the suspect.
A 29-year-old man is charged with multiple offences as a result of these incidents, including two counts of breaking and entering, two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of assaulting a police officer using a weapon, uttering threats, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, resisting arrest, mischief and theft.
