A man from Woodstock is facing a slew of charges after allegedly trying to stab two RCMP officers.
Mounties said they received a request for assistance from the Woodstock Police Force on Monday evening.
They were told that a man wanted on five outstanding warrants was heading toward Perth-Andover.
“Police located the man in the passenger seat of a vehicle at a business on Connell Street in Woodstock, and attempted to contain the vehicle,” RCMP said in a news release.
“The man then threatened the driver with a weapon, attempting to encourage the driver to flee.”
When officers tried to remove the passenger from the vehicle, police said he grabbed a knife and tried to stab them.
The driver got out of the vehicle and the man jumped into the driver’s seat, leading police on a pursuit.
“The vehicle eventually got away from police, but was located a short time later in Perth-Andover, abandoned on a dead-end street,” said the release.
Police Dog Services later located the driver, who Mounties said was arrested without further incident. Officers searched the vehicle and seized weapons and stolen mail.
A 30-year-old man is facing 11 charges, including:
- Two counts of assault on a police officer with a weapon
- Robbery
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of stolen property obtained by crime over $5,000
- Theft from mail under $5,000
- Assault with a weapon
- Flight from police
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- Resisting / obstructing a police officer
- Breach of a release order
Police said two officers suffered minor injuries during the incident.
