NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BLIND RIVER - On Jan. 31, 2024 shortly after 1 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a disturbance at a local bar on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River.
Investigation determined there was a commotion involving four patrons in and outside the bar. One of the patrons engaged in an argument with the bartender that led to the bartender being physically assaulted.
As a result, Courtney Mitchell, 37 years of age from Blind River, was charged with assault.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on April 4, 2024.
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