A 41-year-old Port Elgin man has been charged with assaulting a police officer after a visit from local authorities turned violent.
Saugeen Shores Police say they were responding to a call to a residence in Port Elgin to assistant the individual, when he began threatening them with a five-foot long wooden bannister.
After a brief struggle, the man was taken into custody.
No officers were injured.
The man was released with a future court date.
