A 22-year-old Prince George man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for bear spraying a family member and assaulting a police officer the next day.
Terence Bertel Swanson, formerly of Fort Fraser, received the terms in Prince George provincial court on Thursday. He was also sentenced to two years probation and a 10-year firearms prohibition.
Swanson was arrested July 30 after a general duty officer recognized him as wanted for the bear spraying incident the day before.
When Swanson, who was walking along the 2200 block of Pine Street, was ordered to stop, he instead took off with the officer pursuing him on foot.
Swanson then turned around and sprayed the officer, Prince George RCMP said at the time, and other RCMP were called into the scene.
Swanson was then found hiding in the 1400 block of Strathcona. He tried running once again, RCMP said, but was apprehended immediately.
The sprayed officer, meanwhile, was able to recover and complete his shift.
Swanson was also sentenced to one day in jail for possession of a dangerous weapon from an alleged November 2013 incident.
Three other charges related to the police chase were dropped.
