On March 9, at 11:43 a.m., Elk Valley RCMP was called to a residence in the 50 block of Ridgemont Road in Fernie for a disturbance. The complainant reported a man with his shirt off yelling and screaming outside the residence.

Another phone call from inside the residence provided the name of the 39-year-old man and indicated he was intoxicated and had broken a window from inside the residence.

The man was well known to local police and was in violation of a Release Order for being within 200 metres of that residence as well as being in contact with the homeowner, reported S/Sgt. Svend Nielsen, Elk Valley RCMP Detachment commander.

Upon arrival, the first officer on scene recognized the man and told him that he was under arrest. The man continued to yell, stating words to the effect he was not under arrest and that he would fight the officer.

The man was told by the officer to place his hands behind his back and that he, again, was under arrest. The man continued to yell at the officer, eventually lunging at him with a closed fist and displaying other aggressive behaviour.

As a result, the officer deployed a CEW (conducted energy weapon) at the man. The deployment had the desired effect and the man was safely placed in handcuffs and into a patrol car.

“Unfortunately, at that point he continued with his elevated behaviour – yelling, screaming and kicking at the patrol vehicle’s windows,” S/Sgt. Nielsen noted.

BC Ambulance attended the scene and cleared the man for placement into cells.

Further investigation revealed that the suspect male was in violation of three conditions related to an offence from August 2023 involving the homeowner.

The suspect was held for a bail hearing and later remanded to appear in Provincial Court in Kelowna through video at the Cranbrook Provincial Court house on March 12.

“No officer was injured during the incident. Our investigation is ongoing,” S/Sgt. Nielsen said.

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