Addo cop facing assault, resisting arrest charges
By Nick Wilson
Source: The Herald Online
ADDO station commander Captain Xola Toba faces charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer – and possibly drunken driving – after he was involved in a car accident on Christmas Day.
Police spokesman Inspector Matthews Nelani said Capt Toba, whose age is not known, was driving alone on the Addo Road in Swartkops when the accident took place at 8.30pm.
Capt Toba was apparently on his way to visit his station when he collided with the vehicle in which a couple were travelling.
It is alleged that when police arrived on the scene and attempted to take Capt Toba for a blood test, he resisted arrest and assaulted the police officers.
He was eventually arrested and he and the couple were taken to hospital for blood tests to establish whether anyone had been under the influence of alcohol. Insp Nelani said the results of the blood tests were still not known.
