A 37-year-old Swan River man faces a number of charges after an alleged break-in and assault at a residence in that community.
RCMP were called to a home on 7th Avenue in Swan River just before midnight on September 24th.
According to their investigation, a man known to the 45-year-old male resident is alleged to have broken into the victim's home,assaulted and threatened them before stealing a cell phone and a bicycle, leaving the victim with minor injuries.
The following day, the suspect reportedly broke into the home a second time, breaking several items including two TVs, and then took a hammer and broke several windows of a business on Main Street, as well as smashing two vehicles in the parking lot.
A female employee of the store suffered minor injuries from the flying glass, while an eight-year-old was also in the store at the time but was not physically injured.
RCMP finally made an arrest at a residence just before noon that day.
Jeremy Gingras remains in custody and faces a total of 10 charges, including two counts each of break and enter and uttering threats, three counts of mischief, and one count each of assault, theft, and theft of a bicycle.
