Police attacked in Herblay: the suspect arrested Tuesday indicted

The suspect arrested Tuesday as part of the investigation opened after the attack in October against two police officers violently assaulted in Herblay, in the Val-d'Oise, was indicted for attempted murder of people with authority public, the Pontoise prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday.

The man, remanded in custody, was also indicted for "unauthorized possession of a category B weapon in a meeting," the prosecution said in a statement.

The suspect was arrested at his home Tuesday in Nanterre, in Hauts-de-Seine, around 9:00 p.m., by police from the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI) and the RAID, according to concordant sources.

The suspect known for drug trafficking, violence and theft

The 30-year-old man is known for drug trafficking, violence and theft, added a source close to the investigation, adding that his arrest had taken place without incident.

The investigation led by the judicial police of Versailles continues to find the third suspect, still on the run almost two months after the violent attack on officials on October 7 in an industrial area of ​​Herblay.

Members of the Cergy-Pontoise judicial police, the two police officers, aged 30 and 45, had been attacked by three individuals while they were in an unmarked car under surveillance around 10:30 p.m.

After having beaten them on the ground, the attackers stole their service weapons and opened fire on them several times, seriously injuring them.

An attack that sparked outrage from police unions

Six days after this attack, a first man aged 28 surrendered to the Versailles police, was indicted for "attempted murder of persons in public authority" and placed in detention.

This attack had aroused the indignation of the police unions and many reactions.

For the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, the police had been "massacred".

On Wednesday, he congratulated himself on Twitter that "the investigation is moving forward to punish those responsible".