(CHISHOLM TOWNSHIP, ON) – Early Saturday morning, officers from the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a 911 hang-up call in Chisholm Township.
Officers attended the residence and began an investigation into a domestic dispute. During the investigation, a male inside the residence displayed a rifle in the window to officers.
As the investigation continued, the male left the residence in a vehicle. He was stopped by police and officers detected that he had consumed alcohol. Officers also located a rifle in the vehicle. The driver was arrested and transported to the North Bay OPP Detachment for breath tests.
A 20-year-old man from Chisholm Township is charged with the following:
- Impaired driving
- Driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol
- Careless use of Firearm
- Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
- Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in motor vehicle
The accused was issued a 90-day Automatic Drivers Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
He was released on a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on November 13.