Belleville police have charged a man from Thomasburg with assault after a verbal altercation escalated.
Police attended a home in the city’s east end regarding a dispute at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
It was reported that a verbal altercation between multiple individuals escalated when a man pushed a second male onto a couch.
A third person was also present.
Through investigation, police say that they learned the same male who pushed the victim also threatened the third individual and, earlier in the month, had thrown an object at that person.
A 46-year-old Thomasburg, Ontario man was arrested and charged with:
- Assault
- Assault – spousal
- Uttering threats – spousal
He was released on an undertaking with a scheduled court date in July.
