Prince George, B.C.- A  young man is facing a string of charges in the wake of three  violent  attacks in the City.

The most recent incidents happened on the weekend.  Around 6:00  Saturday morning,  Prince George RCMP  responded to a call of an Assault with a weapon, in a residence  on Fraser Crescent.

Police arrived to find a man and woman suffering  from  the effects of a noxious substance, most likely bear spray.  Police  say  a considerable amount of cocaine, beleived to belong to the attacker,  was located and seized.

In this case,  police beleive there was some sort of disagreement among the three who were known to each other.

Later that same day,  around 1:40 in the afternoon, RCMP responded to a report of an Attempted Robbery in the parking lot of a gas station on 5th Avenue in the City.  A male suspect attempted to rob an adult male victim of his cell phone by brandishing a can of bear spray as well as threatening to stab him.  The suspect fled the scene, but was apprehended by police a short time later.  He was in possession of bear spray.  It does not appear that the suspect and victim are known to each other.

The  first incident  happened back in late September,  when a man  was struck  on the  head  with a blunt force object.  That attack was beleived to be targeted.

A 25 year old man, originally from Red Deer Alberta is now facing a string of charges  stemming from the three  incidents.

Christopher Ryan Russell has been charged with:

• Attempted Robbery
• Aggravated Assault
• Assault with a Weapon (2 counts)
• Assault Causing Bodily Harm
• Assault
• Utter Threats
• Obstructing a Peace Officer
• Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose (2 counts)
• Break & Enter to Commit Indictable Offence (3 counts)
• Unlawfully in a Dwelling House
• Possession of  Ammunition while Prohibited (2 counts)

Russell appeared in court today and has been remanded in custody at least until his next court appearance scheduled for December 11th, 2013.

**** Editor's Note:

As  the matter is now before the courts,  comments will not be allowed.