Ivujivik man sentenced for threats on police

On Apr. 28, Quebec judge Paul Chevalier sentenced Paulusi Tarriasuk, 34, to three and a half years in prison for assault, uttering death threats, pointing a firearm at a constable and using a firearm while committing an indictable offense.

Tarriasuk had pleaded guilty to nine offenses in connection with two separate incidents in which he threatened a Kativik Regional Police officer in Ivujivik with a firearm.

Last January, the constable shot Tarriasuk in the leg, in what was determined to be a justified use of a firearm.