A 32-year-old Armstrong man is in custody after RCMP responded to reports of a couple being attacked in their home.
A 911 call came in on Tuesday evening, just before 8 p.m., from a panicky woman who said she and her husband were being attacked by their adult son.
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Police found the 62-year-old woman and her 71-year-old man outside of the home, visibly shaken.
They said their son had assaulted them and threatened them with a loaded cross bow.
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The suspect fled out the back door of the home, but an RCMP service dog named Dash was able to track him to a neighbouring yard.
The suspect made his first court appearance on Wednesday.
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