Brockville man facing numerous assault, weapons charges

A 21-year-old Brockville man is facing numerous charges after assaulting his girlfriend, the Brockville Police Service says.

Police say that on Sunday, Sept. 22, at about 6 a.m., a 911 call came in regarding a disturbance in the Church Street area.

Police were told it sounded like a male and female were arguing inside a residence, and received “further information that the female victim was choked [and] struck multiple times in the head with assailant’s hands and with what was described as a handgun.” She received non-life threatening injuries, police say.

The suspect was identified to be the her 21-year-old, boyfriend.

Officers blocked off and contained the area, and eventually arrested the suspect a few hours later, at about 10 a.m. The residence was searched, and at the completion of the investigation, police had seized a knife, replica handgun, ammunition and a prohibited device as defined in the Criminal Code.

The suspect was held for a bail hearing for the offences of assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose, careless storage of ammunition, possession of a prohibited device, overcome resistance by choking and unauthorized possession of a weapon.