SCOTT, Que. — A Quebec man who police say ran away and jumped in a river when officers tried to give him a breathalyzer test will face several charges.
Quebec provincial police Sgt. Claude Denis said the man was pulled over early Sunday morning after cutting off a patrol vehicle.
The 29-year-old suspect then jumped in the river near the town of Scott, about 45 kilometres south of Quebec City.
Denis added that authorities believed the man may have been inebriated at the time.
He said the suspect was arrested several hours later after he was spotted walking down the road wearing wet clothes that included a stolen pair of firefighter's pants.
![](https://media.darpanmagazine.com/library/uploads/news/content/drunk-driving1@#</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
investigators believe the man broke into the shed where the clothes were stored after he escaped from the river.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
according to denis, the man decided to don the pants "because he was cold."</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
the suspect, who is known to police, will remain in custody pending a court appearance on monday.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
he is expected to face a number of charges including obstructing police, refusing to undergo an approved screening device, break and enter, theft and mischief.</div>.jpg)
MORE National ARTICLES
Evacuated Twice, Alberta Fire Means Mom Won't See Son Married In Jamaica
The passport was one of the few belongings she had when she left her basement apartment in Fort McMurray earlier this month.
Evacuated Twice, Alberta Fire Means Mom Won't See Son Married In Jamaica
Ripley's Reopens In Niagara Falls, Ont., After Six-Month Makeover
Ripley's Believe It or Not opened the doors to its so-called "odditorium" Friday after six months of renovations aimed at replacing traditional exhibits with something more hands-on.
Ripley's Reopens In Niagara Falls, Ont., After Six-Month Makeover
Missing Boa Constrictor Recovered In Duffel Bag Thanks To Anonymous Tip In Corner Brook, N.L.
Residents of Corner Brook, N.L., can breathe easy after the owner of a missing three-metre boa constrictor says the snake was safely returned.
Missing Boa Constrictor Recovered In Duffel Bag Thanks To Anonymous Tip In Corner Brook, N.L.
Tentative Return Dates Announced For Fort McMurray Fire Evacuees, And Area Gets A Little Rain
EDMONTON — Fort McMurray residents got some good news this weekend as their municipality announced a timeline for them to return to their neighbourhoods, and the area also received a little bit of rain.
Tentative Return Dates Announced For Fort McMurray Fire Evacuees, And Area Gets A Little Rain
Don't Forget Palliative Care In Discussing Future Of Assisted Death: Experts
TORONTO — With the intense focus on the looming legalization of physician-assisted dying, the kind of help most Canadians facing death will actually seek for easing their suffering seems to have quietly faded into the background.
Don't Forget Palliative Care In Discussing Future Of Assisted Death: Experts
Conservative Grassroots Seek Change, More Power At Upcoming Convention
OTTAWA — The Conservative policy convention in Vancouver this week is a chance for the party's leadership and its MPs to take the temperature of the membership.