DRYDEN — Police have arrested a 30-year-old after an incident that injured three officers.
In an update issued late Wednesday afternoon, provincial police said 30-year-old Dilan Ames was arrested and has been charged iwth two counts of aggravated assault of a peace officer, three counts of resisting a peace officer, and one count each of assault with a weapon and public mischief.
Police had responded to a Pitt Avenue residence in Dryden on Tuesday evening, when three officers were attacked by a suspect with an edged weapon.
Two officers were taken to hospital with serious injuries that were not considered life threatening. Both have since been released from hospital. A third officer had minor injuries and did not need to be taken to hospital.
Police said Ames had previously been released from custody on a conditional sentence order for an incident on Dec. 3, 2022 that resulted in a charge of assaulting a peace officer.
Ames remains in custody and is due to appear in a Kenora court at a later date.
The charges have yet to be tested in court.
