Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to the area of Victoriaville mall just before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15 following reports that a male had been stabbed.
When officers arrived they located a male victim. The victim was later transported to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further treatment of his injuries. Those injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
Further investigation revealed the assault had taken place a short distance away, at a residence in the 200 block of May Street.
Officers located and arrested two male suspects within 10 minutes of being dispatched in the area where the original incident took place.
The victim and accused males were known to each other.
This investigation is now being handled by members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Major Crimes Unit.
Nicholas Richard COUTURE, 24, of Thunder Bay is charged with Assault and Forcible Confinement. Levi Michael Lawson, 19, of Thunder Bay, is charged with Aggravated Assault, Forcible Confinement and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000.
Both appeared in bail court Sunday and were remanded into custody with future appearance dates
The investigation is ongoing.