A Saskatoon man has been charged with assaulting a police officer. Around 2:30 Monday afternoon, patrol officers responded to a suspicious person near the intersection of Salisbury Place and Salisbury Drive in the Brevoort Park neighbourhood. A 36-year-old man was found, and it’s believed he was under the influence of an intoxicant. The Police Service reports that while attempting to arrest him, an officer was assaulted with an intentional strike to the face. There was a brief struggle and then he was taken into custody.