Guelph police report that a man injured himself breaking a window Monday evening and was then caught after leaving a blood trail.
Police were called approximately 7:15 p.m. to an apartment building on Silvercreek Parkway North. A man had been involved in a verbal altercation, following which he punched and broke a window in a stairwell door. The injury bled profusely, leaving a trail of blood down five floors and out of the building.
The man was located in the area and treated by Guelph Wellington Paramedic Service personnel before being transported to hospital for further care. He was later released from hospital and returned to the apartment building, where he was arrested while trying to gain entry.
A 38-year-old Guelph man is charged with two counts of mischief under $5,000.
