Man charged in random beating at The Forks Market in Winnipeg
33-year-old suspect tried to escape arrest by jumping from 3rd-floor apartment window: police
A man accused in a random assault at The Forks that left another man unconscious last month has been arrested.
The 33-year-old man is charged with two counts of robbery, break and enter, theft, resisting arrest, and being unlawfully at large in connection with the June 6 attack as well as a robbery and break-in that occurred the following morning, according to a news release from the Winnipeg Police Service.
He had been the subject of a Canada-wide arrest warrant.
The man was found at an apartment on Jefferson Avenue, near Sinclair Street, on Sunday morning, police said. To avoid officers, he jumped from a third-floor window but was caught after a brief foot chase, police said in Monday's release.
The man continued to resist as officers tried to take him into custody, so they used a Taser to gain control.
Police say a 30-year-old man was inside The Forks Market on June 6 when another man randomly knocked him the ground, then beat him, even after the man lost consciousness.
The victim was sent to hospital in stable condition.
Before he left, the suspect stole an item from the man. He later threw the stolen item at a woman walking a dog near the river path, police said.
No information was provided on what item was stolen.