Huronia West OPP say they’ve charged a 28-year-old man following an assault that took place at a River Road West motel in Wasaga Beach, Ont., during the early morning hours of Sunday.
Multiple witnesses reported that a man was repeatedly punching another man who was screaming for help outside of a motel room at about 3:50 a.m. Sunday, police say.
Officers came to the area and found the people involved in the incident.
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Johnathan Penny, 28, from Wasaga Beach, was subsequently charged with assault, uttering threats, breaking and entering, mischief and failure to comply with a release order.
Penny was held for a video bail hearing on Monday.
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