The accused was charged with assaulting a peace officer lawfully engaged in the execution of his duty contrary to s. 270(1)(a) of the Criminal Code and attempting to disarm a peace officer contrary to s. 270.1(1) of the Criminal Code.
The charges arose from an incident on January 27, 2018, when police responded to two 911 calls regarding a domestic dispute at the accused's residence.
The trial judge found that the police were lawfully executing their duty when they entered the residence to investigate the welfare of the female occupant.
The judge found that the accused assaulted Sergeant Dick by pointing his finger in the sergeant's face and pushing his palm against the sergeant's chest, and that the accused attempted to grab the sergeant's taser during the ensuing struggle.
The accused was convicted on both counts.
