(Prince Edward County, ON) On Wednesday the 05th of March Prince Edward OPP officers and the Highland Shores Childrens Aid Society were investigating an assault complaint where a 2 year old child was injured and subsequently learned of historical assaults on the child’s mother. Approximately 9:00pm, police attended a Main Street Bloomfield address in an attempt to locate the male suspect in the assaults. Moments before the officers arrived at the residence, the suspect in the matter exited the rear of the house and fled on foot across snow covered farmers fields. Officers followed the suspect’s tracks in the snow while police cruisers travelled the roads through Bloomfield and the surrounding area in an attempt to locate the male.
Ultimately the OPP Canine Unit and members of the OPP Emergency Response Team joined the search. Two hours later, the male was located in a wooded area several kilometres west of the village of Bloomfield.
The accused a 23 year old Bloomfield resident, was arrested and brought to the Picton Hospital where he is being treated for frostbite to his feet and hands. The accused faces multiple criminal charges including Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Uttering Threats, Mischief, Breach of Recognizance and three counts of Breach of Probation.
To protect the victims in the incident, the accused cannot be identified.