A 50-year-old Turangi man has been charged with two counts of wounding with intent following an incident in the town last night that left two police officers with deep lacerations to their hands.
The man will appear at Rotorua District Court later today.
Police were notified just after 4pm yesterday of concerns for the welfare of a man from the Taupo district.
Attempts to locate the man continued throughout the evening, and he was finally located at about 10pm in Turangi.
Police said the man appeared distressed and did not respond to the officers who were attempting to negotiate with him to get out of the vehicle.