Manitoba RCMP say a man wanted after a pair of assaults with a machete in Nelson House has been arrested.
Police asked for the public’s help tracking down 23-year-old Jerome Wood April 8, four days after two men were attacked in the community, roughly 666 km north of Winnipeg.
One of the men, 29, was attacked while working in his yard, police said. The other, 23, was outside a local business when they said he was assaulted.
Wood, from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, had been wanted on warrants for aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm.
- Convicted murderer attending McGill law school was ‘the most brutal and evil,’ former prosecutor says
- 2 new charges laid against man accused in Halifax U.S. consulate bomb threat
- Winnipeg police suspend Crime Stoppers tips following data breach
- Mother wanted for alleged parental abduction of 3 kids after supervised visit
In a release Monday RCPM said Wood has been arrested.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Investigators thanked the public and the media for their help.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.