THUNDER BAY — A member of the Kam River Fighting Walleye hockey team has left the club while he awaits the disposition of criminal charges in Saskatchewan.
Jesse Colyn Swanson, 18, turned himself in at Thunder Bay Police headquarters last Thursday and was arrested on an RCMP warrant.
The warrant relates to assault charges that were laid after an incident this summer in the western province, where Swanson is from.
A spokesperson for the Superior International Junior Hockey League team says he has been granted a leave of absence pending the completion of the legal process.
According to the RCMP, the Fighting Walleye forward is charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of assault with a weapon.
The charges relate to an altercation involving two adult males that occurred in Humboldt in the early-morning hours of July 4, 2021.
Swanson has been released from custody in Thunder Bay on conditions, and will appear in court in Humboldt on Nov. 8, 2021.
NOTE: This story has been updated to include new details provided by RCMP
