A 62-year-old Kitchener man was arrested after police received a report of a man walking around in the downtown area with a rifle on Wednesday night, according to Waterloo Regional Police.
Police say officers were called to the area around the intersection of Queen Street South and Church Street for a report of the incident.
They say officers arrested a man without incident. They then searched his duffle bag, where they founded a loaded pellet rifle gun.
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Police say they then learned that the man had threatened another man with the gun in the area earlier in the evening.
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The man is facing several charges, including possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, pointing a firearm, intimidation using violence and mischief under $5,000.
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