A 20-year-old Lindsay man is facing multiple charges after police allege he threatened a homeowner with a replica handgun and then broke into another home and assaulted an occupant before stealing property.
On Saturday (August 8) around midnight, Kawartha Lakes police were called to a home on Glenelg Street East in Lindsay following a disturbance between the homeowner and a man visiting the home. During that incident, the man produced a replica handgun from a backpack he was carrying and threatened to shoot the homeowner.
Police say the man fled from that home on foot and then broke into a home a short distance away on Kent Street East, waking a sleeping occupant in the process. The occupant confronted the man, who assaulted her before stealing property from that home. The suspect then fled on foot from the second home.
A Kawartha Lakes police officer located the suspect hiding in a nearby backyard, and after a short foot chase was able to arrest him.
Nathan Ian Richards, 20, of Lindsay was arrested and charged with uttering threats to cause bodily harm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, break and enter with intent to commit an indictable offence, assault, theft under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, mischief to property and failing to comply with the conditions of his probation order.
Richards was held in custody to attend a bail hearing on August 9th.
Investigators believe the accused man may have discarded stolen property in the area of Simcoe Street, between Kent Street East and Russell Street. If a homeowner discovers suspicious property around their residence, they are encouraged to contact the Kawartha Lakes Police Service immediately at 705-324-5252 and speak with an officer.
Richards was previously arrested on June 27, 2020 and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, and failure to comply with the conditions of his probation order. On April 8, 2020, he was arrested and charged with theft under $5,000, two counts of possession of property obtained by crime, and three counts of failing to comply with the conditions of probation.
