B.C. man arrested in hockey arena attack that sent 1 to hospital [Video]

RCMP say a Grand Forks, B.C., man is facing an aggravated assault charge after a fight broke out among fans at a junior hockey game last month.

They say the 57-year-old suspect turned himself in at the Trail RCMP detachment on April 8, where he was arrested and released under a promise to appear in court in June.

The arrest stems from an incident at a Junior A Tier 2 hockey game at Fruitvale’s Beaver Valley Arena last month, when police say the use of an air horn began a dispute.

Things escalated and a man was violently thrown to the ground, suffering serious injuries that sent him to hospital for more than a week, according to police.

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