Police forced to use Taser during violent weekend incident
POLICE BRIEF
Two men from the Far North are facing serious assault charges following two separate incidents over the weekend.
Police were forced to use capsicum spray and a Taser to arrest a 24-year-old man on Thursday Island on Saturday after he assaulted a female police officer
Police allege the man became violent and resisted police attempts to arrest him at about 3.40am on 16 February.
Police claim during the struggle the man hit a female police officer in the face with the handcuffs police were attempting to use to restrain the man.
The man broke free from police who chased him into the backyard of the Olandi Street residence where he again attempted to fight the police officers.
Police used capsicum spray and a Taser to subdue the man so they could restrain him and take him into custody.
The female police officer required medical attention for bruising and swelling on her face.
The man was charged with serious assault of a police officer causing bodily harm, obstructing police, and assaulting a police officer.
He is scheduled to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court today.
In another incident on the same night, a 29-year-old man assaulted two men after gatecrashing a party in Cooktown.
It is understood the man attended the party uninvited at about 9.00pm and started drinking before he was asked to leave the premises.
When asked to leave, the man allegedly became violent and punched a 31-year-old man in the side of the head.
Police were called to the premises and as they were escorting the violent man from the party, police claim he punched a 39-year-old man in the mouth.
Both the men in their 30s required medical treatment for their wounds.
The 29-year-old man was charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and is scheduled to appear in the Cooktown Magistrates Court on 7 March.
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