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Man charged after firecracker set off inside Niagara Falls casino

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – A Burlington, Ont., man is facing charges after a firecracker went off inside a Niagara Falls casino this weekend and hit another man on the head.

Provincial police say a sky rocket-type firecracker was set off and released down a hallway in the Galleria, a shopping mall inside the Fallsview Casino, just after 1 a.m. Sunday.

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They say a patron was struck but did not require medical attention.

Stanley King, 29, has been charged with assault with a weapon and mischief.

(CHML/The Canadian Press)

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