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By Jaryn Vecchio

Assaulting an Officer

28-year-old man arrested for hitting P.A. officer in head with rock

Apr 27, 2022 | 11:00 AM

An officer for the Prince Albert Police Service is recovering from a minor injury after being hit in the head with a large rock.

On April 22, officers spotted a man throwing a rock at a house on 19 Street and Sixth Avenue East.

The man, later identified as 28-year-old Jerry Ballantyne, fled on foot. He was found along 21^st Street East where he proceeded to throw a rock at the officer’s vehicle, damaging the front passenger side window.

Ballantyne threw another rock, this time hitting one of the officers in the head. The officer only suffered a minor injury.

Ballantyne has since been charged with assaulting an officer, damaging a police vehicle, and breach of court conditions.

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