Weekend sees assault with weapon charge laid in Sault Ste. Marie

A Sault Ste. Marie Police Service emergency vehicle. Nov. 11, 2022. (File photo/Supplied/Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)

A 20-year-old man is facing charges after a weekend altercation in Sault Ste. Marie that left another person with serious injuries.

The investigation began around 4:25 a.m. on Nov. 15 after 911 operators received a report of an altercation in the area of Smale Avenue and Edmonds Avenue.

“Officers were dispatched to the area and located a person with serious injuries at the intersection of McNabb Street and Pentagon Boulevard,” the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said in a news release Monday.

The victim was transported to hospital for treatment.

“An investigation revealed the accused, who is known to the victim, struck them with a shovel and punched them multiple times,” said police.

Officers located the accused and took him into custody without incident around 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

The man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.

The accused was released from custody on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 12.