UPDATE (Oct. 1): Nikolaos Vassilodimitrakis, 39, of no fixed address, has been charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, assault with intent to resist arrest, assault with a weapon, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and four counts of failure to comply with probation.
The accused was also charged failure to leave when directed, under the Trepass To Property Act.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
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ORIGINAL STORY
A Barrie police officer sustained “serious but non-life threatening injuries” after being stabbed while taking a male suspect into custody at a fast-food restaurant in the city’s north end Sunday.
Police were called to the McDonald’s at Bayfield and Livingstone streets shortly before 1 p.m. on Sept. 29 for a weapons-related call, confirmed Peter Leon, the department's communications co-ordinator.
Leon said the officer was injured while taking a man into custody, noting there was an “interaction” between an officer and the suspect.
“Thankfully, it’s not life-threatening. It was serious enough that he was taken to hospital and treated,” Leon told BarrieToday on Sunday afternoon.
The criminal investigation is ongoing and charges are pending against the suspect, a 39-year-old man of no fixed address, who is in custody.
BarrieToday will have more details as they become available.
