Northern Ont. man faces firearm charges after alleged gunpoint threat
A 24-year-old man is facing multiple firearm-related charges after police allege he pointed a loaded handgun at two victims before being arrested in a separate location.
Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a 911 call around 6:40 p.m. on July 8, after reports of a firearm being pointed outside a residence in the 0-100 block of Copernicus Drive.
Investigators determined the accused allegedly aimed the weapon at two victims – known to him – before fleeing the scene. Officers later located and arrested him in the 0-100 block of Lorna Drive.
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An undated photo of a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service vehicle parked in front of Sault police headquarters. (File photo/Supplied/Sault Ste. Marie Police Service)
The following day, detectives executed a search warrant at a Lorna Drive residence and seized a loaded handgun.
'Officers acted swiftly to ensure public safety and locate the firearm,' police said in a news release.
As a result, the local man is charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, carrying a concealed weapon, two counts of pointing a firearm, operation while prohibited and failure to comply with a probation order along with five additional weapon and firearm-related offences.
The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
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