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Nova Scotia man facing threats, firearms and drug charges

A Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges after police found cocaine and a firearm following an investigation into threats made by phone.

Calvin James Ringer, 28, was arrested on Tuesday after RCMP received a complaint regarding threats made via cell phone that involved a firearm.

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Officers located Ringer at a home in Shelburne, N.S. and arrested him for uttering threats.

Later that day, they executed a search warrant at the home and found a quantity of cocaine and an unsafely stored firearm.

Ringer is facing charges including uttering threats, unsafe storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession for the purpose of trafficking and failure to comply with a probation order.

He was due to appear in court on Wednesday.

RCMP say they are still investigating.

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