Peacekeepers Involved In Chase After Suspect Tries to Avoid Arrest

A man from Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-lac is facing charges of assaulting a Kahnawake Peacekeeper (PK). The man was pulled over by the PKs after he was illegally on the territory trying to purchase cigarettes on Monday afternoon at about 3:15.

Kyle Zachary is the Public Relations Officer at the Pks. “He was argumentative with the officer right from the beginning of the stop. When the officer issued him the ticket he crumpled it up and threw it at the officer, which is an assault,” Zachary said.

The man, in his 60’s, wasn’t done there. “An attempt to arrest was made and the driver sped away from the officer. Pursuit was initiated. All of the other officers on the road were involved from Mirella’s on the 132 to about the Highway 30 entrance where it was called off because it was becoming too dangerous for the public,” he said.

But Zachary said that the Peacekeepers know exactly where to find their suspect. “They already have all the drivers information because they were issuing him a ticket so that means they had his driver’s license, they had his address. So it wasn’t crucial to arrest him there and then because of the danger the public was in. They then advised the police services in the surrounding area.  We received later on that the male was arrested again by the SQ closer to Vaudreueil-Dorion on charges of their own. So there were further incidents after he dealt with the Peacekeepers.”