The Saskatoon Police Service says one man has been arrested following an assault on a police officer Tuesday night.

Shortly before midnight December 17th, officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 400 block of Rogers Court in Saskatoon’s Erindale neighbourhood.

Police say the first arriving officer entered the residence and observed an agitated man on the second-floor landing who refused to comply with the officer’s verbal commands.  When the officer tried to take him into custody a physical struggle ensured for several minutes.

The police say during the struggle, a police-issued radio, body-worn camera, and carbine magazine were ripped from the officer’s ballistic vest and attempts were made to push the officer over a railing down to the main floor of the home. Following the arrival of three additional officers and multiple CEW deployments, the man was taken into police custody. It is believed he was under the influence of an intoxicant at the time.

The 40-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with committing an assault endangering the life of a police officer.