Police have arrested a 28-year-old man after a two and a half hour standoff south of Oliver early Wednesday morning.
A man entered a private property with what appeared to be a loaded rifle. When the homeowner asked him to leave, he did, but didn’t go very far.
RCMP found David McLaughlin inside a fifth wheel parked on the yard of a nearby residence. Police tried to coax him out to no avail.
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“RCMP Members placed themselves at great risk to get close enough to the trailer to attempt to negotiate with McLaughlin asking he exit the trailer in a safe manner,” says Oliver RCMP Sgt. Blaine Gervais.
RCMP say after two and a half hours McLaughlin agreed to leave the trailer.
He was arrested for a firearms offence and breaching conditions for an unrelated matter.
Police say they located a loaded rifle in the trailer which has been seized for evidence.
RCMP have requested McLaughlin undergo a psychiatric assessment before he is considered for release.
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