A 24-year-old man is facing multiple charges after an incident in Lower New Cornwall, N.S., early Friday morning.
In a statement released by the RCMP on Saturday, police reported that they arrived at a residence on Cornwall Road around 2:40 a.m. after receiving a report of a man outside making threats and possibly having a gun.
The police said in a statement that officers learned a man, known to the homeowner, was outside yelling threats and claiming he would shoot the homeowner and the police. He then rode an ATV to a nearby residence and fired shots into the air.
“The initial investigation also revealed that the man had damaged a parked vehicle at the property on Cornwall Rd.”
The man was not immediately found by the officers.
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The police reported that the RCMP Emergency Response team and police dog unit later found the man hiding in a residence on Old Head Road, where he was previously seen on the ATV.
“He was safely arrested,” police confirmed.
The man, who is from the area, is charged with several offenses including possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, making threats of death or bodily harm, and careless use of a firearm.
He is currently in custody and is set to appear in Bridgewater Provincial Court on April 2.
