A 47-year-old Trent Lakes man is facing multiple charges after an assault at a Peterborough County home on Saturday morning (February 28).
Just prior to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from someone who reported they had just been assaulted in their home.
The caller said that the accused man had come to their home on County Road 49 and threw an axe through their door. The man then entered the home with a firearm and made advances in a threatening manner. The caller was able to leave their home and call police from a safe location.
Officers went to the home and, due to the concerns over the suspect’s possession of a firearm, secured the area and brought in additional resources. At around 11:30 a.m., the accused man left the home and surrendered himself to police.
A 47-year-old Trent Lakes man was arrested and charged with assault, mischief, unauthorized possession of a firearm, pointing a firearm, and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. The accused man was held in custody for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough.
As a result of the arrest, police also seized eight firearms along with other weapons and various type of ammunition for safekeeping.
