RED LAKE – One person was taken to hospital Friday evening following an aggravated assault.
According to a Ontario Provincial Police release, Red Lake officers were dispatched to an assault on Friday, Feb. 11 around 7:20 p.m. along Highway 105.
When officers arrived, North West Emergency Medical Services were treating the victim, who had sustained injuries from the assault.
The victim was transported to the Red Lake Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital.
Police say the accused was arrested a short distance away from the scene without incident.
As a result of the investigation, a 21-year-old, of Red Lake, was charged with aggravated assault.
The accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently released by way of release order for Red Lake court on March 17 to answer to the charges.
