SIOUX LOOKOUT – After responding to an incident at a local shelter on Fair Street, Sioux Lookout OPP officers arrested a 20-year-old after that person allegedly assaulted a staff member and caused damage to a business.
According to the OPP, the individual became combative towards officers. The force said that when de-escalation tactics failed, a "conductive energy weapon" was used on the suspect.
After the 20-year-old was taken back to the detachment, they were charged with assault, assault of a peace officer, uttering death threats, resisting arrest, mischief, and failure to comply with a probation order.
The accused is being held in custody and is scheduled to appear before the court on Dec. 13.
