Ian James MacDonald faces forcible confinement and other charges following his arrest by Penticton RCMP yesterday, Sept. 2, 2020.
(JOHN MCDONALD / iNFOnews.ca)
September 03, 2020 - 3:29 PM
Penticton RCMP have made an arrest in connection with an alleged assault and forcible confinement.
RCMP received a report of a possible forcible confinement incident early in the morning on Sept. 2.
The information related to a woman being held against her will by her boyfriend. The pair were believed to be travelling to Penticton from Alberta.
Officers located the two near a Skaha Lake Road motel on Sept. 2.
Following investigation, Ian James MacDonald, 41, was arrested and charged with assault, uttering threats, failing to comply with a probation order and forcible confinement.
MacDonald is now awaiting a court date, police spokesperson Const. James Grandy said in a release this afternoon, Sept. 3.
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