Man turns aggressive during traffic stop in St. John's

Shortly after 8:00 pm on Thursday the RNC observed a suspicious vehicle in the west end of St. John’s driving erratically and conducted a traffic stop.

When officers conducted the traffic stop, the 61-year-old driver exited his vehicle abruptly, refused to cooperate with Police and became aggressive toward police.

The male was charged with Obstruction of Justice and Assaulting a Police Officer.

The accused was released and will appear in court at a later date.