A man accused of attacking a Grand Forks community safety officer with a knife and destroying a city truck will stand trial in February.
Andre Robert Conn’s case is due to open in Rossland Supreme Court on Feb. 27, although it’s not clear yet how long it might take.
Conn is charged with five counts: assault with a weapon, mischief, uttering threats, and two weapons offences, alleged to have occurred Oct. 1.
At the time RCMP said the community safety officer approached a group at Gyro Park who were drinking alcohol openly and asked them to put it away. However, Conn is accused of pulling a knife and demanding the officer leave.
The officer backed up, but police said Conn continued to follow, and a few times even chased him.
Conn is further accused of smashing out the windows on a city work truck with a golf club and causing other damage, estimated at $5,000.
Originally Conn was charged with only mischief and uttering threats. After Grand Forks council wrote a letter to Crown counsel expressing their concern, additional charges were laid.