Man, 24, Suspected Of Ramming Police Cars In Front Of Winnipeg Headquarters Charged

The Canadian Press, 21 Jul, 2015 12:13 PM

WINNIPEG — Police have laid a dozen charges against a 24-year-old man in the ramming of police cars in front of Winnipeg headquarters.

The charges against Wayne Daniel Rennie include dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, mischief and two counts of assaulting a police officer with a weapon.

Police allege Rennie was displeased with a cellphone ticket he'd been given on Monday morning and deliberately drove into the cars with his moving truck before fleeing.

They say he swerved into oncoming traffic on a highway outside city limits and drove towards a car with two Winnipeg police officers inside.

They car had to swerve to avoid a head-on collision.

Rennie was arrested near Portage la Prairie, about 80 kilometres west of Winnipeg, and remains in custody.

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