NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service responded to a call for service in regards to a dispute at a residential complex in the south end of the city during the early evening hours of Friday, Aug. 31. The responding Timmins Police Service officers began their investigation into a dispute between two men who reside in the same apartment that escalated into a violent altercation.
The Timmins Police Service officers located a suspect linked to the event and who had fled the scene a short while later. The victim was located at the Timmins and district Hospital receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained in the assault. Further investigation revealed that the victim had allegedly committed an assault during the altercation as well.
A thorough investigation was completed by the officers in regards to the assault. Joseph Dupras, 22, of Timmins, has been arrested and charged with:
- Assault with a weapon contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
He has been released from police custody on the strength of a promise to appear requiring that he attend Provincial Court on Oct. 16 to answer to the charge laid against him.
Brandon Popovich, 21, of Timmins has been arrested and charged with:
- Assault with a weapon contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Three counts of possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody while 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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