Brockville man facing many charges following violent disputes with girlfriend
A Brockville man is facing multiple charges after alleged physical abuse, threats and dangerous driving.
Police say that on Sept. 10, at about 8 a.m., officers received information regarding an incident of intimate partner violence, at a residence on Bartholomew Street.
Their investigation revealed that a female and her 35-year-old, boyfriend had been involved in a dispute throughout the previous night. According to police, they were arguing over a physical altercation where the male subject struck the female in a previous dispute. The night of the current incident, he had allegedly grabbed her by the arms and shook her, threatened her, and at one point while in a vehicle, grabbed the steering wheel and abruptly jerked the vehicle to the side of the road multiple times in a dangerous manner.
Police say the threats mentioned above consisted of the subject obtaining a firearm and shooting the female and himself. Thankfully, the female was able to get away from the male with the assistance of some friends. She received non-life-threatening injuries, however, police say the nature of the threats and history between the couple was concerning and serious in nature. The man was also on bail conditions to abstain from communication with the victim due to previous incidents of concern.
Police then attended the area of the subject’s residence on Laurier Boulevard, and also contacted him by phone. The male was reportedly reluctant to surrender himself to police and would not exit his residence. Officers remained in the area as an arrest warrant was sought. Due to the nature of threats and other information learned, the Brockville Police Service Emergency Response Team, attended the location. The warrant was then executed according to plan and the subject was taken into custody.
He was held for a bail hearing for the offences of two counts of assault, uttering threats, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and failing to comply with release order.