A suspect broke into a home in Nanaimo in the middle of the night and allegedly assaulted a homeowner with an aluminum bat.

A 20-year-old man will make his appearance in court for after allegedly breaking into a Cinnabar Valley home and assaulting the homeowner on Friday, Dec. 1, at approximately 3 a.m.

Nanaimo RCMP responded to a 911 call from a home in the 100 block of Roberta Road East, in south Nanaimo, after receiving a report of an attempted break-in.

B次元官网网址淭he homeowner was awakened to find somebody trying to break into his home,B次元官网网址� said reserve Const. Gary OB次元官网网址橞rien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesperson. B次元官网网址淭he homeowner and the intruder got into a scuffle and the suspect allegedly produced an aluminum bat and assaulted the homeowner.B次元官网网址�

Working in the homeownerB次元官网网址檚 favour, OB次元官网网址橞rien said, was that he had B次元官网网址渁stutelyB次元官网网址� called 911 prior to engaging with the suspect.

B次元官网网址淲e never encourage people to go hands-on with intruders B次元官网网址� Having said that, by calling 911, it allowed our members to get there as quickly as possible, intervene, and take this person into custody,B次元官网网址� OB次元官网网址橞rien said.

He added that officers were on scene very quickly, B次元官网网址済ot into a scuffle with the suspectB次元官网网址� and eventually took him into custody.

The suspect, who OB次元官网网址橞rien said is well-known to police, has been held in custody to appear in provincial court in Nanaimo Friday, Dec. 1, to face potential charges that include break-and-enter, assault with a weapon and breach of probation. The individualB次元官网网址檚 identity has not been released since he had not been formally charged as of press time.

Police said the homeowner, in his late 50s, suffered bumps and bruises in the altercation, but did not require medical treatment.

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