A Dundas man is facing assault charges for hurling a fish – among other things – at another person Friday night.

Police were first called to a home on Governors Road just before 7 p.m., after hearing of an ongoing disturbance where someone "was reported to have thrown a fish and other property" at another person inside the house.

The 911 caller indicated the situation was "escalating out of control," police say. When officers got there, they were met by a man who "immediately began yelling and screaming vulgarities towards them," a news release reads.

"It was an already dead fish that was obtained and thrown at an individual," Const. Steve Welton told CBC News. "He was certainly intent on causing damages and injuries to others."

The man was identified as the person who had been wielding a fish as a weapon, and was arrested.

But things further escalated, police say, when a woman inside the home saw the arrest happening and ran out of the home.

She allegedly attacked the officer by punching him in the back of the head, police say.

The woman was then also promptly arrested.

A 27-year-old man is facing assault with a weapon and mischief charges, while a 22-year-old Dundas woman is charged with assaulting a police officer.