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Two people facing assault with a weapon charges

2020-04-01 OPP stock
File photo supplied by the Ontario Provincial Police

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KIRKLAND LAKE – On May 26, 2020, members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault at a residence on Duncan Avenue South in the Town of Kirkland Lake.

Two people were injured in the altercation sustaining non-life threating injuries. They were brought to the local hospital for treatment and were later released.

As a result of the investigation, Jason Benson, age 36, and Paris Burns-Judd, age 24, both of Kirkland Lake, were charged with: 

  • Assault with a Weapon, contrary to section 267(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)

Both accused were released on an Undertaking and are scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake, on July 23, 2020.

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