Local Man Charged With Assault With a Weapon

**TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE**

The Timmins Police Service has charged a Timmins man stemming from an altercation involving an edged weapon that took place during the late afternoon hours of Friday, May 24th at a Mount-joy Street South apartment
Two male occupants of the apartment became involved in a verbal argument that escalated into a physical altercation which culminated in the one party allegedly assaulting the other with an edged weapon.

During the altercation, a 24 year old male person from Timmins suffered an abdominal wound. He was brought to Timmins and District Hospital by ambulance to be treated for his injuries.
Responding Timmins Police Service officers, completed an initial investigation and were able to identify, locate, and arrest the suspect at the scene.

As a result of this incident, Shelby TURNER, 28, of Timmins, has been charged with:
– Assault with a Weapon contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– 3 counts of Fail To Comply with Probation Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused remains in police custody awaiting a bail hearing slated for this morning at Provincial Court in Timmins to answer to the charges laid against him.