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Suspect in stun gun attack found hiding in bedroom closet: Kingston Police

Kingston, Ont. police badge. Lars Hagberg / File / The Canadian Press

KINGSTON, Ont. – Police in Kingston, Ont., say they’ve arrested a suspect in a stun-gun attack earlier this year after finding him hiding in a bedroom closet.

Investigators say a warrant was issued after a person was attacked with a stun gun that looked like a flashlight in a parking lot on Oct. 24.

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It’s alleged the assailant used the weapon on the alleged victim’s back over a dispute with the person’s brother.

Police say officers went to a home on Tuesday afternoon and found the man hiding in a closet.

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The 19-year-old is charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon for committing an offence, carrying a concealed weapon and three counts of possession of a weapon while prohibited.

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Police say he also faces several Highway Traffic Act charges after allegedly backing into a police cruiser on Monday and leaving the scene of the collision.

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