Police arrested a man on Thursday following a three-hour armed standoff with officers in the Municipality of Trent Lakes.
Peterborough County OPP say officers responded to a 911 call around 2:45 p.m. reporting a man, allegedly armed with a firearm, had entered the complainant’s residence on Fire Route 352, just east of the village of Kinmount.
OPP say the suspect fled the residence prior to their arrival. Around 3:30 p.m., police say he was located in his vehicle but fled into the bush on foot.
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According to OPP, officers from Haliburton Highlands OPP, the Central Region emergency response team and the Central Region tactics and rescue unit also attended the scene.
Around 7:45 p.m., the suspect was arrested without incident and transported to hospital, OPP say.
On Friday, 29-year-old Ryan Tucker, of Trent Lakes was charged with:
- Two counts of intimidation of a justice-system participant
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Unauthorized possession of a firearm
- Two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
- Unlawfully being in a dwelling or house
- Pointing a firearm
He is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Jan. 23.
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