At 7:30 p.m. on August 8th Merritt RCMP responded to a call of an assault in progress on Quilchena avenue near Orme Street.
An 18-year-old Merritt resident is in custody and facing charges after the victim, a 29-year-old Merritt man, was taken to hospital with a broken ankle. Police said the man was known to the assailants, and they are requesting warrants for two other males involved in the assault.
The file is still under investigation and charges pending.
