POLICE USE TASER ON FLEEING SUSPECT

The Brandon Police Service arrested a man on Tuesday after finding a handgun and cocaine during a traffic stop.

Police stopped a vehicle and arrested a 27-year-old man who was inside. During a search after his arrest, the man “slapped away the hands of an officer” and tried to flee, BPS said in a news release Wednesday.

Police chased the accused for a short time and used a Taser on him, police said.

Officers found a handgun with a loaded magazine and 30 grams of cocaine inside the vehicle, the release said.

The man faces charges of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, assaulting a police officer, possessing a restricted weapon and other weapon-related charges.

He was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

» The Brandon Sun

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