Arrest made for assult and home invasion in St. Catharines

Police have linked a 27-year-old man they arrested for assault this weekend to a home invasion in St. Catharines last weekend.

On Saturday, police responding to a series of assaults in the Queenston Street area identified the accused and arrested him without incident at a Collier Street address. He was charged with aggravated assault and assault.

The same man was also wanted in relation to a home invasion in St. Catharines on Saturday, Jan. 12. The incident took place around 3 a.m. on Edmund Street, where two men entered a single-family home by forcing their way through the front door. They confronted the male occupant, threatening him with a knife and forcing him to turn over and undisclosed quantity of cash and cell phones.



James Honsberger was also charged with robbery and unlawfully being in a dwelling house.

 

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Written by on January 21, 2013 in Police Bullets, St Catharines - 1 Comment

One Comment on "Arrest made for assult and home invasion in St. Catharines"

  1. steve p January 30, 2013 at 6:20 pm · Reply

    Why was the fact that a younge pregnant women was assaulted with a knife and blunt object in the presence of a small child.Was mentioned at all

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