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Omemee man charged with assault damages cruiser after arrest: OPP

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP responded to a call on Saturday that led to officers laying assault charges against a 21-year-old Omemee man. Don Mitchell/Global News

An Omemee man is facing multiple assault charges following an altercation at a residence in the village on Saturday, according to police.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say officers were called to a residence on Saturday. According to police, the officers determined a man had assaulted two people, and police say the suspect also indicated he had a firearm in the residence.

The man was arrested, however he allegedly damaged a police cruiser while being transported back to the OPP detachment in Lindsay, police say.

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Wessley Kurely, 21, of Omemee, was charged with assault with a weapon, two counts of assault, mischief under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and assaulting a police officer while threatening to use a weapon.

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He was held in custody for a scheduled bail hearing on Sunday in Lindsay.

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