A 30-year-old man suspected of impaired driving has a lot more on his plate after allegedly getting into a skirmish with police.

Burin Peninsula RCMP were called out around 6:45 p.m. Sunday regarding a potential impaired driver on an ATV in Little Bay.

Police found the man a short time later with the machine, but he refused to go quietly and was charged with resisting arrest after allegedly assaulting the officers.

He’s also accused of refusing to provide breath samples after arriving at the RCMP detachment.

On top of that, police discovered he might also be responsible for a previous incident, for which he was charged with uttering threats and assault with a weapon.

The man’s licence was suspended and, in total, he’s now facing two counts of assaulting a police officer, and one count each of resisting arrest, impaired driving, refusing to comply with a breath demand, assault with a weapon and uttering threats.

The suspect’s name was not released.