NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 at 1:35 p.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to an address in Gravenhurst regarding an assault with a weapon. [It is alleged that] a dispute occurred that escalated and the suspect brandished a knife.
Police arrived quickly and arrested and charged 30 year-old Stephen Schell of Gravenhurst with the following:
• Assault with a weapon
• Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
• Uttering threats - cause death or bodily harm
• Uttering threats - damage property
• Possession of a Schedule I Substance
• Failure to comply with release order x3
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge for a Bail Hearing on Dec. 24, 2020.
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