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Ottawa police have charged a 32-year-old Ottawa man after he allegedly kicked an officer in the face with a steel-toe boot while resisting arrest.

According to police, two officers were patrolling George Street near the ByWard Market at about 11:45 a.m. Sunday, when they spotted a man in a parking lot putting drugs into a pipe. They approached the man and arrested him, seizing the drugs he had in his possession.

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While being taken to the officer’s cruiser in handcuffs, the man suddenly dropped to the ground and refused to comply further.

One of the officers went to get the cruiser, leaving the second with the suspect. The suspect then allegedly became combative and started kicking the officer who was standing watch. As the officer tried to control the man, he was allegedly kicked in the face with a steel-toe boot.

The man then allegedly escalated the violence and continued to be combative until a supervising sergeant arrived at scene and threatened to deploy a taser-type weapon. The man then complied with officers and the taser was not used.

The injured officer was treated at an Ottawa hospital for his injuries and released.

Christopher Robert Thompson is charged with assaulting a peace officer with intent to resist arrest, assaulting a peace officer causing bodily harm, assaulting a peace officer with a weapon and two counts of drug possession.

He appeared in an Ottawa court on Monday.