A 34-year-old man is facing numerous charges after a man was attacked by someone who had forced their way into his house.

Natuashish RCMP say Benjamin Rich was arrested Saturday morning as the result of an investigation into an incident last week.

RCMP were contacted around the supper hour last Wednesday about an assault at a home on Katshinak Street.

The suspect ran from the scene, but the victim was able to provide officers with the name of his attacker.

The suspect was located on Friday and he was taken into custody, but not without some difficulty.

Rich is now facing charges of assault, assault with a weapon, being unlawfully in a home, two counts of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and failing to comply with probation and release conditions.

He was held to appear in court tomorrow.