Incident Date
Incident Number
P20036244

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a Tuesday assault at the district jail.

Thunder Bay Police Service officers were originally dispatched to the Thunder Bay District Jail at 285 MacDougall Street just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15 following reports of a serious assault that had just occurred.

An investigation revealed the two victims and two suspects involved in the assault were all inmates of the jail at the time of the incident.

Police continue to investigating the circumstances surrounding the assault.

A male was transported to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for treatment of serious injuries. The injuries appear to be consistent with a stabbing, but not believed to be life threatening at this time.

A second male victim had their injuries treated at the district jail.

As a result of the investigation two suspects were identified, arrested and charged.

Cody Maurice HILL, 26, of London, Ont., is charged with:
• Aggravated Assault
• Assault With Weapon
• Breach of Probation x 4

Paul Joseph VUKMANICH, 33, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Aggravated Assault
• Assault With a Weapon

Both appeared in bail court via video on Wednesday, April 15 and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates.

The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.

Location
Thunder Bay