A number of closely armed officers descended on a house within the southeast space of Barrie Thursday afternoon after studies of a person armed with a crossbow.
In accordance with police, the accused was arrested after an altercation involving the proprietor of a stolen snowmobile, who claims to have noticed his sled posted on the market on social media.
Police say the proprietor referred to as police after which waited outdoors the vendor’s dwelling within the space of Seline Crescent and Mapleview Drive East for officers to reach.
They allege a person got here out of the home and pointed a crossbow on the snowmobile proprietor.
A number of officers swarmed the world, taking the accused into custody with out incident.
Authorities obtained a search warrant and entered the property shortly after midnight, allegedly discovering a snowmobile that had been beforehand reported stolen throughout a break-in.
Police say additionally they situated a crossbow believed to have been used within the earlier confrontation.
A 31-year-old Barrie man is dealing with charges of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a harmful goal, and possession of property obtained by crime underneath $5,000.
No accidents have been reported.
