Saskatoon Police arrested a man last night after he was found throwing rocks at SPS Headquarters.

At approximately 2:30 a.m., May 13, 2020, Police were alerted to a man throwing rocks at the Police Headquarters building. Patrol members attended to the exterior of the building where the man was found holding rocks. There was also fresh, orange spray paint on the side of the building. The man was arrested without incident and orange spray paint was located on his person. During his arrest, he told officers that he had also just spray painted three churches. Police attended to the churches in the 200 block of 2nd Street East, the 600 block of Dufferin Avenue and the 600 block of Avenue I South. Spray paint was located on all three buildings.

The 36 year old man is facing three charges of committing mischief for reasons of bias, prejudice, or hate based on religion by damaging, without lawful justification or excuse and without colour or right of property that is primarily used for religious worship under $5000 (430(4.1) CC). He is also charged with Mischief for damages caused to SPS Headquarters along with Breach of Conditions.

The accused will appear in court this afternoon, May 13, 2020.

Since the beginning of May, the Saskatoon Police Service has charged the same man with eight counts of Mischief, six of which were Mischief for reasons of bias, prejudice, or hate based on religion.

(Court Info Number: 991128164)