(MOOSONEE, ON) – At approximately 2:40am pm on May 23, 2014 members of the Moosonee Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding an assault in progress on Moose Drive in the Town of Moosonee.
Officers attended the residence and located a female victim in the residence with minor injuries. The victim, known to police, was arrested on the strength of a warrant for previous assault related charges.
The male accused was arrested a short distance away walking down Moose Drive. He is being charged with the following offences:
– Assault with a weapon
– Fail to comply with probation
Both parties have been held in custody and will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins, Ontario on 26 May, 2014.