A 25-year-old man is facing assault charges after a youth was seriously injured and police officers were attacked in Yarmouth, N.S. The RCMP responded to reports of an altercation on a trail near Clements Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. “Officers learned that two youths were walking in the area when they were approached by a man,” said the RCMP in a news release Wednesday. “A verbal confrontation ensued and escalated into an assault on one of the youths.” The youth was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police did not release their age. A man was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police allege the man later assaulted RCMP officers while in custody. Jordan Scott Surette of Yarmouth, N.S., has been charged with the following offences: Surette was remanded into custody and is due to appear in Barrington provincial court on Thursday. Police say a second man who was on the trail and acting “belligerent” was also arrested. Joel Thistle-Wallace, 19, has been charged with failing to comply with a release order. Yarmouth Town RCMP is leading the investigation with support from Yarmouth Rural RCMP and RCMP Forensic Identification Services. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Yarmouth Town RCMP at 902-742-8777. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
