Officer injured after arrest in downtown St. John's

At 8:30 pm Sunday evening the RNC was called to a report of an unwelcome person at a public venue in the downtown area of St. John's.

The 40-year-old male was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

When officers placed the individual under arrest, the subject resisted and an officer sustained a personal injury. The male was charged with assaulting a police officer causing bodily harm, resisting arrest and breach of probation.

The officer received medical treatment.

The male was held to appear in Court.