According to a news release from the RCMP, a driver has been charged after an altercation with a police officer in Niverville. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, April 7.

At approximately 2:00 p.m., an RCMP officer with Central Traffic Services conducted a traffic stop on Sixth Avenue South.

The officer approached the driver, who has been identified as 51-year-old Lyall James Hudson of Niverville, who became aggressive and threatened the officer. Hudson was advised that he was under arrest for uttering threats, and when the officer attempted to arrest him Hudson “actively resisted and began fighting the officer.”

The altercation led the officer and Hudson onto the highway, where a passerby stopped and assisted the officer to get control of the fight.

Hudson was arrested and placed safely into custody. He has been charged with assault on a police officer, uttering threats, and resisting arrest. The officer suffered minor injuries.