FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 8, 2018 3:35pm
(Ottawa) — An Ottawa Police frontline officer was flagged down by a member of the public regarding a disturbance on January 7, 2018 at 7:36pm in the 100 block of Cobourg Street.
The officer went into a residential building and was confronted by an aggressive male. De-escalation techniques were used including a successful deployment of a Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW), which enabled the male to be arrested without further incident. A 51 year old male victim was located with serious injuries.
The Robbery Unit has charged one male following their investigation into this incident.
Jeremy O’NEIL, 37 years old of Ottawa has been charged with:
- Aggravated Assault
- Robbery
- Possession of a Weapon for the purpose of Committing an Offence
- Breach of Probation
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance
O’NEIL is scheduled to appear in court today.
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