A 42 year-old man from Halifax faces a dozen charges after refusing to stop for police in two counties.
Kings RCMP responded to an assault complaint in Waterville around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police attempted to stop the suspect’s truck but he refused.
Later that afternoon, Lunenburg District RCMP tried to stop the vehicle on Highway 103 near Mahone Bay and on Highway 3 in Western Shore, but again the suspect didn’t comply.
RCMP and police dog service located the suspect on an ATV trail around 6:15 p.m. in the Gold River area where he was arrested without incident.
The charges include:
· Two counts of Assault
· Dangerous operation of motor vehicle
· Two counts of Uttering threats
· Three counts of Failure to comply with an undertaking
· Failure to stop for police
· Mischief
· Driving while license suspended
· Driving without liability insurance
He is currently in police custody and will appear in Kentville Provincial Court later today.
