Man who assaulted officer during river rescue was high on meth

As he swam across the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, flailing and yelling, Curtis McKenzie was high on meth and determined to get away from the police officers and fire crews trying to rescue him.
He would periodically dip under water as officers tried to grab onto him from a fire rescue boat near the University Bridge last Thursday night, Crown prosecutor Frank Impey said during McKenzie’s sentencing hearing this week in Saskatoon provincial court.
One officer leaned his body over