An impaired driver who refused to comply with police requests was subdued by an electric pulse weapon in the Gaspé region on Sunday evening.
At around 3 p.m., the police officers of the MRC d’Avignon de la Sûreté du Québec (SQ) were called to intercept a driver who was possibly impaired, in the small municipality of Carleton-sur-Mer.
When the officers located the vehicle and tried to stop the driver, the driver continued on, before coming to a stop in the parking lot of a residence, after a short swerve.
Not content with his arrest, the suspect in his 50s refused to cooperate and had to be checked using an electric pulse weapon, commonly known as a “taser”.
“The man was very angry and aggressive, he even managed to snatch the probes. The police were forced to subdue him with bare hands afterwards, ”said Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Anik Lamirande.
After his arrest by the police, the suspect was transported to the hospital center to receive an assessment following the use of the electric pulse weapon
The individual could face charges of impaired driving, absconding, dangerous driving, obstruction and assault on a peace officer. An investigation is still underway in this case, it said.
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