Tuesday, August 9, 2011

OPP Use Taser to subdue brawl

The OPP say they had to use a taser to subdue a man who was involved in a brawl in downtown Kenora over the weekend.

Around 2:00 Saturday morning, police say they were called to deal with a large disturbance on Matheson Street South.

Officers tried to break up a fight involving a large number of people.

One man refused to back down and started to act agressively towards the police.

The OPP say a conducted energy weapon was used to subdue the assailant.

24 year old Kane Smith of Kenora was charged with assault with intent to resist arrest.