NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 9, at approximately 10 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a threats incident at an apartment complex on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake.
The complainant reported just being threatened by a known person in the building.
Police attended and viewed the hallway video surveillance. The verbal dispute progressed to one person threatening the other with a pipe.
Jeffrey McDonell, 54, of Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Assault with a Weapon, contrary to section 267(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Uttering Threats - Cause Death or Bodily Harm, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the CC
The accused was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Jan. 9.
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