Metro police have made an arrest in connection with an incident of intimate partner violence.

The RNC were contacted Saturday about situation which involved ongoing violence against a woman.

Officers arrested 47-year-old Michael Pippy Sr. at a residence in the downtown area of St. John’s Saturday night.

He has been charged with assault, assault with a weapon, damaging property, two counts of uttering threats, and failing to comply with a release order. He is being held in custody.

The RNC are asking anybody with information on the case to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

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