A Prince George man, accused of threatening police officers with a chainsaw in Deka Lake, has now appeared in court in Williams Lake.
Brandt Miller is facing several counts including Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Assaulting a Police Officer and Possession of a Weapon for Dangerous Purpose.
100 Mile House RCMP were called out to what was described as an assault in progress at around 8:30 this past Friday night.
Police say when members of the Deka Lake Fire Department asked a man to put a campfire out due to the province-wide ban, the man became abusive and tried to steal their fire truck.
The firefighters were apparently able to prevent that from happening but police say the man then assaulted them.
RCMP say when they arrived, the man grabbed a chainsaw, started it up and then used it in a threatening manner.
Police say there was a brief standoff that ended with the man being subdued with pepper spray.
Two officers and two firefighters suffered minor injuries in the alleged incident.
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