Northern Territory Police have taken a 15-year-old male into custody for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Alice Springs.
At approximately 5:00am this morning the youth resisted a male police officer while he was being placed under arrest.
The youth is due to appear in Alice Springs Youth Justice Court this afternoon and has been charged with:
- breach of order suspending sentence
- aggravated assault
The officer received medical treatment at hospital for a head injury.