NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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At approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, 2 District (Niagara Falls) Uniform officers were called to a coffee shop in the area of Murray Street and Stanley Avenue in the City of Niagara Falls following the report of a stabbing.
Further investigation by the 2 District detective office has revealed a male approached a 35-year-old male and stabbed him before fleeing on foot. He was arrested a short distance later by uniform officers.
The victim was treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
Thirty-three-year-old Alex McNaughton of no fixed address is facing the following alleged charges:
• Carry concealed weapon contrary to Sec. 90(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Aggravated assault contrary to sec. 268 (1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Possession of a weapons for a dangerous purpose contrary to sec. 88(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
• Attempted murder contrary to sec. 239(1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
McNaughton is currently being held in custody pending a bail hearing on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse in the City of St. Catharines.
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