DANVERS, Mass. —

A trooper and suspect were taken to the hospital after an arrest in Danvers.

Around noon on Sunday, Massachusetts State Police said they were alerted to an SUV wanted in connection with an assault and battery in Salem.

Troopers spotted the vehicle on Mill Street in Danvers.

When the trooper tried to arrest the suspect, they became confrontational and assaultive, and police said that is when the trooper used pepper spray to subdue the suspect.

The state trooper and the suspect were taken to the hospital to be evaluated.

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