One person faces assault and robbery charges after police say an employee was punched by a person attempting to leave a Great Northern Road business without paying for several items.
Officers responded to the incident on Thursday morning and located the suspect a short time later on Chapple Avenue.
"The accused also had a warrant for their arrest in connection with an assault on Dec. 31, 2023, where [it is alleged that] the accused punched someone known to them in the 0-100 block of Chapple Avenue causing minor physical injuries," says a news release issued by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
Adam Combs, 36, is charged with:
• Robbery with violence
• Assault
• Failure to comply with probation order x4
• Failure to attend court as per undertaking
• Failure to comply with undertaking
He is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and Combs is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.