He is due to appear in the Dunedin District Court tomorrow.
“An investigation into the events of Wednesday evening remains ongoing,” Guthrie said.
Officers located the 46-year-old man at a petrol station on Kaikorai Valley Rd and attempted to take him into custody.
However, the man drove his vehicle towards the patrol car and officers in an effort to avoid arrest.
Police say an investigation into the events of Wednesday evening remains ongoing. Photo / Ben Tomsett
Police fired a shot, but no one was injured.
The man then fled the area in the vehicle, which was later located in Brockville.
Road spikes were successfully deployed and the man then escaped on foot into the bush.
He was eventually apprehended by a police dog team in the Fraser’s Gully area.
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