One man has been arrested and charged, and another was left with minor injuries following an assault Saturday afternoon.
Timothy McDonald, 31, allegedly “assaulted and threatened a number of citizens in the area,” Edmonton police said in a news release Sunday. One citizen, a 67-year-old man, was the victim of the assault and has sustained minor injuries, the release reads.
He barricaded himself inside a residence at 68 Avenue and 96 Street in the Hazeldean neighbourhood for “several hours” following the assault, police said.
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Police taped off 96 Street between 64 Avenue and 69 Avenue while the man was inside the residence.
Just before 7 p.m. took McDonald into custody following the negotiation of “a peaceful surrender.”
McDonald is charged with four counts of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and two counts of uttering threats.
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