(SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS TOWNSHIP, ON) – On May 10, 2017, members of the Manitoulin/Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a domestic disturbance at a residence in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township, Ontario. Â
Local officers were assisted by an OPP Emergency Response Team, an OPP Canine Team, the OPP Northeast Region Crime Unit, and OPP Crisis Negotiators during the investigation.
As a result, police arrested a 43-year-old Sables-Spanish Rivers Township man. He has been charged with the following;
- Careless use of a firearm, contrary to section 86(1) of the Criminal Code (CC), (2 counts),
- Pointing a firearm, contrary to section 87 of the CC,
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, contrary to section 88 of the CC, (3 counts),
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm, contrary to section 91(1) of the CC,
- Discharging a firearm with intent, contrary to section 244(1) of the CC,
- Overcoming resistance to the commission of an offence, contrary to section 246(a) of the CC,
- Uttering Threats to cause bodily harm or death, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the CC, (3 counts),
- Assault, contrary to section 266 of the CC,
- Assault with a weapon, contrary to section 267(a) of the CC, (4 counts),
- Forcible confinement, contrary to section 279(2) of the CC,
- Mischief under $5000, contrary to section 430(4) of the CC, (3 counts).
The man has been remanded into custody pending a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice on May 11, 2017, in Sudbury, Ontario.Â