Man charged with assault with weapon: Sault police

Sault Ste. Marie Police Service cruiser. (File)

Police in Sault Ste. Marie said a 30-year-old man is charged with assault with a weapon following a verbal dispute that escalated near Albert Street East and Blucher Street late Friday evening.

“An investigation revealed a suspect had struck a victim multiple times with an object after a verbal altercation. The victim and accused are not known to one another,” said the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service in a news release Monday

“The victim sustained serious physical injuries and was transported to hospital.”

Police said the man, who matched the description of the suspect, was picked up by shortly after the incident.

The man was released on an undertaking is set to appear in court on Aug. 31.