Constable pepper-sprayed while delivering eviction notice

Published: Monday, Jan. 14 2013 2:30 p.m. MST

SALT LAKE CITY — A constable delivering an eviction notice was greeted with pepper spray over the weekend.

Salt Lake police said the constable was attempting to serve the notice at 227 W. 400 North about 5:30 p.m. Friday when he was given a dose of pepper spray from the woman inside.

Officers were called and the woman initially refused to open the door. She eventually surrendered without further incident. Nikole Bain, 35, was arrested for investigation of assault on a police officer, obstruction of justice and resisting arrest.

— Pat Reavy, Twitter: DNewsCrimeTeam

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Pat Reavy

Pat is a veteran police and courts reporter for the Deseret News and KSL and has covered some of the biggest stories in Utah for the past two decades. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in journalism.

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