Suspect charged with forcible confinement, attempted murder

 By K. Darbyson Local Journalism Intiative Reporter Algoma police have arrested and charged one person with attempted murder following an alleged incident of intimate partner violence in Sagamok First Nation. This past Sunday, around 1:30 a.m., Manitoulin OPP officers responded to a call over a domestic disturbance on Archie’s Road. Police uncovered one person with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, who was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Following an investigation, police arrested and charged a 28-year-old from Sables-Spanish Rivers Township with attempted murder. The name of the accused is not being released publicly to protect the identity of the victim, according to police. The accused is being held in custody as of Friday and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola at a later…

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