Assault with weapon charge after Sault police say object thrown at security

Division 2, as the station is being called, will be located on Brock Street. While the location was unveiled Tuesday, police officials said it won’t open until late summer when construction is complete. (Sault police photo)

A 35-year-old man in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., faces an assault with a weapon charge after an incident earlier this month in the city.

Police said the event unfolded shortly after midnight on April 6 when 911 operators received a report of an assault in the 700 block of Wellington Street East and officers were dispatched to the scene.

“An investigation revealed the accused threw an object at a security guard when they were asked to leave the property,” said the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service in a news release.

“The object did not strike the victim and no physical injuries were reported.”

The service’s Division 2 Unit conducted the investigation.

Officers located and arrested the accused at about 5:30 p.m. on April 14.

The local man was charged with assault with a weapon.

The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on July 13.