Arrested McDonald Park protester sounds off
KAMLOOPS — The McDonald Park protester arrested and charged after an encounter with a City of Kamloops employee yesterday wants to tell his side of the story.
61 year old Tom Pedrotti is facing charges of assault with a weapon and resisting arrest after allegedly reversing his truck into Community Safety and Enforcement Manager Jon Wilson, who was supervising by-law officers as they guarded the work site at McDonald Park.
Pedrotti says he was simply trying to move his truck, and had cleared it with the nearby heavy equipment operator, when Wilson stepped in.
“I went over to the operator, and I motioned to him, ‘Can I back out and go that way?’ He gave me a nod and thumbs up, I gave him a thumbs up back. Then I went and got into my truck and started to move, and this stupid same by-law officer comes running over while I’m moving the truck. He’s yelling at me and then he jumps behind the truck and tries to stop the truck, and I’m moving! And I just kept moving,” said Pedrotti.