Somba K’e assailant in custody

A Yellowknife man is being charged with assault.

Jerry Rogers, 34, was arrested on Saturday night at Somba K’e Park. City of Yellowknife Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to Stanton Territorial Hospital for medical attention.

Rogers has been remanded until tomorrow.


RCMP investigators ask that should anyone have witnessed the incident and have not yet spoken with police, or should anyone have information regarding the incident, they are asked to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, nwtnutips.com, (click on “submit a web tip”) or text: nwtnutips to 274637.

Cameron Wilkinson
Cameron Wilkinson
News Reporter

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