The Milton Offender Management Unit is searching for a 19-year-old Niagara Falls man who is wanted by Halton Regional Police for an alleged assault with a weapon and failing to appear in court.

The man, Shawn Vongphakdy, is said to have been involved in a physical altercation at Nashville North in Georgetown, where he is alleged to have grabbed a beer bottle and struck a security guard, causing the bottle to shatter. The security guard, according to police, received cuts on his face.

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Vongphakdy was arrested, charged and later released by police on a Promise to Appear bond. However, police allege he has since failed to appear for his scheduled court date. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

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The District 1 Milton Offender Management Unit is searching for Vongphakdy as part of the police’s weekly Fugitive Friday initiative, which sees the service reach out to the public for help in locating wanted persons.

Vongphakdy, according to police, is five-foot-seven, 155 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent Milton, Georgetown, Niagara Falls and surrounding areas.

Anyone with information about the man’s whereabouts are asked to call Detective Constable Mark Craig of the Milton Criminal Investigations Bureau at (905) 825-4747 ext. 2485 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Information can also be submitted by texting ‘TIP201’ with a message to 274637 (CRIMES) or online at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com.