NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KIRKLAND LAKE - On April 30, 2021, members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault that occurred at a residence on Taylor Avenue in the Town of Kirkland Lake.
The investigation revealed that three people were involved in assaulting the victim. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to hospital for medical treatment.
As a result, three people have been arrested and charged.
Justin Clark, 25 years of age from Kirkland Lake, was charged with:
• Assault causing bodily harm, contrary to section 267(b) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• Forcible confinement, contrary to section 279(2) of the CC
The accused was released on a Judicial Release Order and is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on May 27, 2021.
Billy Batisse, 23 years of age, and Mitchel Lambert, 23 years of age, both from Kirkland Lake, were charged with:
• Assault causing bodily harm, contrary to section 267(b) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• Forcible confinement, contrary to section 279(2) of the CC
Both accused were released on an Undertaking and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on June 3, 2021.
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