Updated: December 08, 2025 at 2:46PM EST
Published: December 08, 2025 at 1:56PM EST
A 57-year-old man in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been charged with assault following an incident involving a snow blower over the weekend.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service said that shortly after 9 a.m. on Dec. 7, 911 operators received a report of an assault that had occurred the previous afternoon in the 100 block of Second Line West.
Snow blower directed at victim
“An investigation revealed the accused got into an argument with the victim, who is known to them, before intentionally directing snow from a snow blower at them,” police said in a news release Monday.
No physical injuries were reported from the incident.
Sault Station with crusiers The Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Building is shown with cruisers parked outside in this undated image. (File photo/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Officers located the accused on Sunday, took him into custody and charged him with assault.
The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb 9.
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