On October 13, at approximately 2:37 a.m., officers from the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a 911 hang-up call in Chisholm Township, south of North Bay.
Officers arrived at the residence and began an investigation into a domestic dispute. During the investigation, a man inside the house displayed a rifle in the window to officers.
As the investigation continued, he 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:
- Impaired driving
- Driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol
- Careless use of Firearm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized and
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a 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.
