A North Kawartha man is facing an assault charge after a dispute about snow shovelling on Saturday afternoon (January 13).
At around 12:45 p.m., officers with Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a dispute between two neighbours.
The complainant reported they had heard snow being thrown against the window of their house. The complainant went outside to see two people shovelling snow in a manner that was hitting the house.
The complainant and the accused man got into a verbal dispute, which escalated to the point where one person was allegedly assaulted.
Police attended the scene and arrested and charged Jesse Parent, 35, of North Kawartha Township, with assault.
The accused man is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on February 13.
