Kamloops RCMP say a police officer was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after responding to a disturbance call on Seymour Street on Saturday night.

Corporal Crystal Evelyn says Mounties were called to the 400-block of Seymour Street around 10:40 p.m. on April 22 to reports that a man in front of a building – with his pants down – was throwing things, screaming, and banging on a glass door.

“A police officer attended, arrested a man, and attempted to take him into custody, at which point he allegedly assaulted her, then fled,” Evelyn said.

“Additional officers were able to locate the suspect nearby and take him into custody. The victim officer was taken to hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.”

Evelyn says the man – 36-year-old Matthew Lawrence Ortt of Kamloops – has been charged with one count of assaulting a police officer.

Ortt was remanded into custody with a court appearance scheduled for Wednesday, April 25.