Windsor Police charge Michael Ondrejicka-Delong with aggravated assault

Windsor Police have one man in custody facing a charge of aggravated assault after an 18 year old LaSalle man was knocked unconscious early this morning in the downtown core. At 3:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, July 8, 2011, uniformed WPS officers responded to the intersection of Goyeau St at University Ave for a report of a man down bleeding from the head. Upon arrival, officers observed the victim unconscious and bleeding from a head injury. The victim was transported to Hotel Dieu Hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The investigation revealed that two groups of males walking on University at Goyeau Sts. became involved in a verbal altercation. At some point, the suspect broke free of his friends who were attempting to hold him back, and punched the victim causing him to fall to the cement sidewalk striking his head. The suspect and his group of four friends then fled east on University from the scene.

An off duty police officer who had just finished his shift was in his personal vehicle stopped for the traffic light at the intersection of Goyeau St. at University Ave. The officer witnessed the altercation, and observed the suspect run from the scene. The officer exited his vehicle and followed the suspects east on University Ave then north through Charles Clarke Square. The officer lost sight of the group near the Casino.

Subsequent investigation led WPS officers to a hotel room at Caesars Windsor where the suspect was identified and arrested without incident.

Michael ONDREJICKA-DELONG – 23 years of Windsor is charged with Aggravated Assault.