NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a Timmins man stemming from an assaultive altercation that allegedly took place during the late afternoon hours of Friday, May 24 at a Mountjoy Street South apartment.
Two occupants of the apartment became involved in a physical altercation where the one party is alleged to have choked the other. The person who had been allegedly assaulted declined medical attention for the injuries sustained during the altercation. Responding Timmins Police Service officers completed an initial investigation and were able to identify, locate, and arrest the suspect a short while later when he was located at another location away from the original scene of the incident.
As a result of this incident, Brendan Wesley, 22, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- aggravated assault contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.
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