BRACEBRIDGE MAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT LAST NIGHT

BRACEBRIDGE — A Bracebridge man on probation was in bail court today after what police are calling a “serious assault” involving a weapon last night.

They say that on Sunday Jan. 19, 2020, at 8 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call at a home Bracebridge.

They say a dispute erupted within the residence that quickly escalated and resulted in one man suffering a “serious assault” with a weapon.

Paramedics took the victim to hospital with serious, non-life-threatening issues, and he was later released.

An OPP investigation has led to the arrest of 23-year-old Steven McCarty, who is charged with the following offences:

• Assault with a Weapon CC267(a)
• Assault Causing Bodily Harm CC267(b)
• Uttering Threats to Cause Death or Bodily Harm CC264.1(1)(a)
• Failing to Comply with Probation CC733.1(1) X 2

He was to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge for a Bail Hearing on January 20, 2020.