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Police Investigate Assault On Saugeen First Nation

By Kirk Dickinson
April 10, 2015 - 10:29pm

Police have arrested one suspect and are looking for another following an assault on Saugeen First Nation.

Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police says on April 1 around 7pm, officers responded to the scene of the assault and arrested one suspect.

Cheryl Ritchie, 42, of Saugeen First Nation has been charged with assault and is scheduled to appear in court on May 7.

Police say Shawna Petonoquot, 19, of Saugeen First Nation is currently wanted on a charge of assault with a weapon.

There were no serious injuries reported to police.

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