Friday, December 30, 2011

Canada - KELOWNA, B.C. - Mountie hurt trying to break up nightclub brawl involving biker associates.

OFF THE WIRE
 globaltvbc.com
An RCMP officer in Kelowna, B.C. suffered minor injuries while trying to arrest two men who police identify as associates of the Hells Angels.
When two officers stepped in to break up a brawl outside a downtown nightclub Tuesday, one Mountie was jumped from behind, put into a head lock and punched in the face several times by a suspect.
The assailant and another man were eventually arrested.
Thirty-nine-year-old Pedro Amestica has been charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest, while 37-year-old Thomas Volker is charged with assaulting a police officer.
Both will appear in court Jan. 12.
There were a total of five men involved in the brawl, but it's not known if the fight was gang related.
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