SASKATOON - The Saskatoon Police Service has arrested a man after a conducted energy weapon [CEW] was deployed Tuesday afternoon.
Officers were attempting to arrest a man at about 2:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Fairmont Drive when a 37-year-old man approached and physically confronted the officers. There was a struggle and the 37-year-old man assault two officers and tried to disarm one. As a result, police used a CEW and he was taken into custody.
Charges are currently pending and the deployment of the CEW will be reviewed in accordance with SPS policy.
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