Shovel Attack – Homeowner Wrestles With Attacker Until OPP Arrive – Maxwell Aerts Charged – Mischief, B&E, Three Counts Assault With Weapon, Theft Under 5K

(Morris Turnberry, ON) – On April 5, 2011 at approximately 8:30 pm, Huron OPP officers were advised to be on the lookout for a stolen vehicle that may be heading into Huron County.

The officers were given the descriptors of the vehicle and the suspected driver and were told that the vehicle had been stolen out of the Halton Regional Police area following an incident in that location.

Shortly afterwards, officers received a call regarding a suspicious person at a property on Clyde Line. The male was reported to be banging on the house door with a shovel. While enroute that the first call, officers received a call to a second residence on Clyde Line. It was reported that a male was in the home assaulting the occupants with a shovel. Officers arrived on scene of the second residence quickly and found two males wrestling outside the home on the front lawn. One was the homeowner and the other was the suspect.

The male suspect was arrested and taken into custody. The earlier reported stolen vehicle was located near to the involved residence in the ditch and the arrested male was confirmed to be the same one who had been at the first home.
The occupants of the second residence suffered minor injuries and were treated at the Wingham Hospital where they were later released.

Maxwell AERTS (20) of Georgetown is now facing two counts of Mischief Under $5,000, one count of Break and Enter, one count of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, one count of Theft Under $5,000 and three counts of Assault with a Weapon. He was taken for a bail hearing today in the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich and remains in custody. He may also be facing charges stemming from incidents in Georgetown. LP11086363

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