A Happy Valley-Goose Bay man is facing two charges for assaulting a police officer.
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on April 2, 2019, Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP responded to a report of a break-in at a residence in the community.
A man entered the home and refused to leave.
While attempting to arrest the man he became violent and spit and kicked the officer, causing a minor injury.
The 23-year-old man from Goose Bay is facing numerous charges that include mischief, two counts of failure to comply with a court order, three counts of uttering threats and two counts of assaulting a police officer.
He was held in custody and appeared in court this yesterday morning.
He is now remanded until today.