A Lindsay resident is facing charges after an verbal dispute allegedly escalated.

According to the Kawartha Lakes Police Service, officers were called to a Mary Street residence around 5:15 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 7).

“It was reported that two males were engaged in a verbal dispute which involved threats. The disputed escalated, resulting in one of the males assaulting the other,” reads a media release.

Thomas Hayes, 34, has been charged with assault and two counts of uttering threats – cause death or bodily harm.

He is scheduled to appear in Lindsay court on Dec. 16.