Disturbance at the YMCA Youth Night Leads to Charges

Brockville – A 16-year-old male youth is facing charges after assaulting a female youth with what was originally reported as pepper spray but was Axe body spray sprayed in her face.

Police said that they had received multiple, varying calls about incidents at the YMCA Youth Night on March 7th.

One of the incidents was reported at about 9:00 pm when police were told that a 16-year-old, male had pepper sprayed another youth.

They responded to what they say was a chaotic scene at the YMCA.

An investigation revealed that a female youth was upset about comments and insults being made about her. She then confronted the 16-year-old, male about these comments made, when the argument escalated to the point that the male then pulled out a canister and sprayed the female in the eyes.

Police say it was later discovered that the canister used was Axe body spray, not pepper spray as initially reported. The spray did cause significant discomfort and the female youth needed medical attention.

The 16-year-old, male was also found to be on probation with conditions. He was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon and failure to comply with probation. He was held for a bail hearing.