Ontario assault deemed intimate partner violence by police

A Wasaga Beach man is facing multiple charges related to an assault deemed intimate partner violence by Ontario Provincial Police.

On Monday, officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains provincial police detachment responded to a disturbance at a location in Collingwood.

What started as a verbal dispute had escalated into a case of intimate partner violence, police say.

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Officers say a male suspect assaulted a female, damaged her personal property, and was found in possession of a spring-assisted knife with a brass knuckle handle.

During the arrest, police say the individual resisted officers and damaged a police cruiser.

Officers allege the individual then uttered threats against an officer.

The man was then found to be in breach of existing prohibition orders and undertakings, police say.

A 35-year-old man from Wasaga Beach was arrested and charged with assault, uttering threats, mischief, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and failure to comply with a release order, among other charges.

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing at the Ontario court of justice in Barrie on Tuesday.

Police say no further details will be released to protect the victim and the integrity of the court process.