A 28 year old Prince Albert man is facing charges after it’s alleged rocks were thrown at a police officer and at a police vehicle. The Prince Albert Police Service reports that around 6:30 Friday evening, Patrol officers spotted a man throwing a rock at a house in the 1900 block of 6th Avenue East, but he then fled on foot.

Police allege that when he was found, he threw a rock, damaging the front passenger window on the police vehicle, and then he threw another large rock, hitting an officer in the head. The officer was later treated for a minor injury. Jerry Ballantyne is charged with assaulting a peace officer, damaging a police vehicle, and breach of court conditions.