Man seriously hurt in assault at Sportsplex

By News Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2012 10:11:16 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

An argument at the Sportsplex parking lot has sent a man to hospital with serious injuries.

Police report that just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday night an adult man and a teen got in an argument on a bus and when they both got off, the young man knocked the older one down.

An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene for assault and breach of a court order.

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