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Facebook Argument Ends In Assault

An argument over Facebook messenger has landed one man in police custody, charged with aggravated assault on another man.

Police say they were called to a Laidlaw Drive home just before 6, Saturday morning, to reports of a serious assault.

They found the argument happened the night before, then around 5:30 that morning, the accused woke the victim and started hitting him with a hammer.

Another individual pulled the attacker off, who then fled the building.

Police say the Thunder Bay man was arrested at a nearby gas station, and remains in police custody.

The victim was treated at hospital.

  • Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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