GRAVENHURST MAN CHARGED AFTER 3 PEOPLE ASSAULTED OVER ‘DISAGREEMENT’ AT LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE

GRAVENHURST — A local man has been charged with three counts of assault after a “disagreement” at a convenience store.

Police say officers responded Friday, July 15 at 10:10 p.m., after getting a call from a member of the public about a disturbance at the corner of Winewood Avenue and John Street.

They say three people were assaulted.

The incident began over a “disagreement” at a convenience store in Gravenhurst that escalated into one vehicle chasing the other until it stopped at the intersection several blocks away.

Police say a confrontation ensued in which three people were assaulted.

Police have charged 22-year-old Austin Dobie, of Gravenhurst, with 3 counts of Assault CC 266.

Dobie is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge Aug. 30, 2022.