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Fourth person arrested in connection with Hamilton Pride disturbance: police

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WATCH ABOVE: 27-year-old Christopher Vanderweide of Kitchener has been charged with assault with a weapon in connection to a skirmish that broke out between two groups at a Hamilton Pride event on June 15, 2019 – Jun 26, 2019

Hamilton police have charged another individual following a disturbance at Hamilton Pride earlier this month.

Christopher Vanderweide, 27, of Kitchener is charged with assault with a weapon in connection with a skirmish that broke out between two groups of people on June 15.

Police say his bail has been opposed.

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Vanderweide is the fourth individual charged in connection with the violence at Gage Park.

Cedar Hopperton, 33, was arrested for a parole violation for participating in a public demonstration where peace was disrupted, and two individuals, a 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, turned themselves into police as a result of breaching probation for participating in a demonstration that was not peaceful.

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Police continue to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward to further the investigation, with the possibility of laying additional charges.

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