Russell RCMP responded to an assault at a business on Main Street in Russell last Thursday, December 15th.
Reportedly, a woman who appeared to be intoxicated had entered the business and assaulted an employee. The employee then locked themself in a back room and called police.
Officers attended quickly and were able to arrest the female, who became combative and spat at officers. While in transport to the detachment, she was kicking at the windows of the police vehicle. Upon arrival at the detachment, she attempted to assault other officers. She also refused to identify herself.
Just before the assault at the business on Main Street in Russell, the female approached an adult male who was shoveling snow with a five-year-old child and struck the child with her purse before leaving the scene. The child was not physically injured.
33-year-old Renee Gambler of Waywayseecappo First Nation is charged with:
- 2 counts of Assaulting a Peace Officer
- 2 counts of Obstructing a Peace Officer
- 2 counts of Resisting Arrest
- 2 counts of Assault
- 2 counts of Mischief
- 1 count of Assault with a Weapon
