25-year-old man charged in connection with assault: N.B. RCMP

A 25-year-old man from Elsipogtog First Nation, N.B., has been charged following an assault and use of an imitation firearm in the community.

Elsipogtog RCMP received a report on May 27 that a woman had been assaulted by a man at a residence in the community.

Police arrested a 25-year-old man from the area on the same day, a release from the RCMP reads.

Members of the Elsipogtog RCMP, along with Southeast District Community Crime Reduction Unit, also executed a search warrant at a residence, where police say officers seized:

• a vehicle in connection to the investigation
• an air pistol
• two magazines
• air canisters
• pellets

The 25-year-old, Knight Oakley Simon, was remanded into custody and appeared in Moncton provincial court where he was charged with:

• pointing a firearm
• uttering threats
• assault
• assault with a weapon
• assault by choking

Simon remains in custody and will appear in court on June 9 for his bail hearing.

The investigation is ongoing.

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